Thread: Ed862/p

Originally Posted by JOHN CUMMING

Hi Pathfinder, I have just joined WWII Chat. My Uncle if he had survived the war was the rear gunner on ED862. His name was also John Cumming. Having just become a member of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, where one of the last flying Lancasters still live on, I had decided to try and find out more about what happened and by chance was directed to this site. I will try and find out more information. Thank you for your info so far. John.

John,
Firstly, Welcome. As you can see from the forum, my Uncle was also on this plane when it was lost. They had been together for a while.
It would be good to know where they lie but it would seem 99% certain that they are in the North Sea, so there is little hope of finding their last resting place.
For my part I have been doing some amateurish research and have found some of the expert researchers so helpful and so knowledgable.
As for your Uncle, I thought he was the MU Gunner, not the tail gunner. He was the son of James and Elizabeth from Ardrossan and was the 2nd oldest of the crew that died. I presume that you now live in Canada? It would be good to eMail you, my email is b.fentimanATntlworld.com

Regards

Barry Fentiman

Originally Posted by JOHN CUMMING

Hi All in this thread. It would appear that everyone has given up on this thread. Me included. Anyway I have found out that the whole crew was transferred from 467 Squadron to 97 Squadron, but I can't find the flight ops. for this squadron.

Which flight ops do you need? May be I can help.
Barry