| Lancaster PA984 GT-Q | 156 Sqn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date | : | 15 juillet 1944 | Mission | : | Bombardement d’installations ferroviaires à Revigny-sur-Ornain (55) | ||||||||||||||
| Décollage | : | Upwood à 22:01 | |||||||||||||||||
| Causes de la perte | : | Abattu par un chasseur de nuit (Ofw Reinhard Kollack du 8./NJG4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lieu de la perte | : | Ancerville (55) | |||||||||||||||||
 | Fg Off | Hug | COKER | Nav | RAFVR | 149304 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Sqn Ldr | George Geoffrey | DAVIES | Pil | RAF | 87415 | EVA |  | |||||||||||
 | Fg Off | Ferdinand Camille Guillaume | DEBROCK | Nav | RAFVR | 168843 | KIA |  Corps retrouvé le 22/03/1945. Citoyen Belge engagé dans la RAF. Inhumé à Bruxelles (Belgique) | |||||||||||
| Fg Off | Frederick | HOLBROOK | AB | RAFVR | 168843 | KIA | | |||||||||||
| Fg Off | Frederick James | LOCKWOOD | AG | RAFVR | 131879 | KIA | ||||||||||||
 | Fg Off | Daniel Dominique | PLATANA | AG | RCAF | J/18616 | KIA | | |||||||||||
 | Flt Lt | Harry George Mason | ROBINSON | WOP AG | RAAF | 412304 | KIA | | |||||||||||
| Flt Lt | Kenneth | STEVENS | FE | RAF | 52120 | EVA | ||||||||||||
Distinguished Service Order
Acting Flight Lieutenant George Geoffrey DAVIES (87415), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 102 Squadron.
One night in July, 1941, this officer was the captain of an aircraft which carried out an attack on Bremen. Over the target area the aircraft was subjected to heavy anti-aircraft fire whilst held in the beams of a concentration of search lights. Nevertheless, Flight Lieutenant Davies continued his bombing run and was shortly engaged by enemy fighters. In the course of the action the rear gunner was killed and much damage inflicted to the aircraft causing it to go out of control at 10,500 feet. In spite of great difficulties, Flight Lieutenant Davies, showing exceptional skill and admirable presence of mind, succeeded in regaining control after the aircraft had fallen some. 7,000 feet.Coming out of the spin the aircraft was again attacked by enemy fighters but Flight Lieutenant Davies skilfully maintained a level flight and with a superlative display of airmanship succeeded in flying back to arerodrome in this country where he landed safely without further damage to the aircraft or injury to his crew. Throughout the wholeof this most hazardous operation, Flight Lieutenant Davies displayed the utmostcourage and determination and was certainly responsible for saving the aircraft and the crew from destruction.
THE LONDON GAZETTE, Friday 8 August 1941