Lancaster Mk II
Serial : LL678
Markings :A2-L “Lily Mars”
Unit: 514 Squadron RAF
Mission: Gelsenkirchen
12-13/06/1944
Lancaster LL678 (J1-L2) was airborne 23:12 hrs 12.06.1944 from Waterbeach for an operation against Gelsenkirchen. Shot down by a night-fighter (Oberleutnant Dietrich Schmidt, 11. Staffel/Nachtjagdgeschwader 1). Crashed 01.24h 13Jun 1944 at Zuid Loo (Overijssel), a small hamlet 3 km SE of Bathmen. Three of the crew evaded, the other five were killed.
See also : http://www.fightingthrough.co.uk/#/mars-diary-story-book-ww2/4553670831
Research by Joop Hendrix