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ED863

Crashes > of the R.A.F.
  
During the attack on Cologne, the Lancaster ED863 comes under heavy anti-aircraft fire from several batteries and crashes at around 01:10 on Militärringstraße in Müngersdorf. All seven crew members are killed and buried in Cologne's South Cemetery.
right:
22 year old pilot
Pilot Officer Desmond Clive Camden Busby

above:
the also 22 year old Air Bomber
Sgt.Roland Charles Balsdon

below:
Gravesite of the crew at Cologne South Cemetery

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