George Wesley Armstrong, Edward Bellis, John James Mansfield, Jean Baptiste Sylviel Paul David, David Ellis Williams, Sydney Blackhurst, Alexander Rutherford Laing



The Pathfinder Year - 97 Squadron at Bourn
CAPTAIN: ARMSTRONG

LANCASTER - ED928 OF-B
23 June 1943, crashed in the city of Utrecht.

CREW
Pilot: P/O George Wesley Armstrong (RCAF)
        Killed
F/E: Sgt Edward Bellis
        PoW
Nav: F/S John James Mansfield
        Killed
B/A: Sgt Jean Baptiste Sylviel Paul David (RCAF)
        Killed
W/Op: Sgt David Ellis Williams
        Killed
M/U Gunner: P/O Sydney Blackhurst
        Killed
Rear gunner: F/S Alexander Rutherford Laing
        PoW

The Survivors
left: the flight engineer, Edward Bellis
below: Alexander Rutherford Laing, the rear gunner
Crew photographs from the collection of Co Maarschalkerweerd except those of Andrew Laing, which came from his nephew Simon Murphy.
The loss of Armstrong's Lancaster.
Those Who Lost Their Lives

Left: Sydney Blackhurst, the m/u gunner
Below: Jean David, the bomb aimer
End of Page: John Mansfield, the navigator

At present there are no photos of George Wesley Armstrong, the pilot, or David Williams the w/op.
Anyone who has a photograph of the pilot, George Wesley Armstrong, please contact:


jennie.gray@97Squadron.co.uk