Supports 4 facts
Escape and Evasion Report 1607
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Escape and Evasion Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
2nd Lt. Lawrence H. Lancashire (O-735404) served as co-pilot on the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group aircraft during the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission.
Lancashire was taken as a prisoner of war in Romania following the mission and held as an internee. He was released along with other interned crew members when Romania changed sides in 1944. His serial number O-735404 appears in the 15th Air Force repatriation orders of September 3, 1944, listing him as part of the 93rd Bomb Group. He returned to the UK with Thompson.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
O-735404
Missions flown.
3 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943 — 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
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Supports 4 facts
Missing Air Crew Report 330
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Missing Air Crew Reports
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record