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