Crash Lancaster DV186

Memorial in tribute to civilian and military victims following the crash of the Lancaster Avro DV-186 of the 61 Squadron of the Royal Air Force shot down by a German fighter on August 16, 1943, which crashed on the farm of M.Almire Girard.

British victims

★ Lieutenant Fred CLOUGH . Bomber,age 31, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.
★ Second Lieutenant Ronald STEER. Pilot,age 21, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.
★ Master Sergeant Arthur HULMES. Mechanic, age 25, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.
★ Master Sergeant Peter Miller Hamilton SALMOND. Navigator, age 21, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.
★Chief Sergeant Henry Francis WEBSTER. Radio, age unspecified, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.

Canadian casualties

★ Warrant Officer Joseph Davis PIGEAU. Machine gunner, age 20, rests in Saint-Désir military cemetery.
★ Warrant Officer Robert Alexander Leslies SCOTT. Machine gunner, 36 years old, rests in Saint-Désir military cemetery.

Civilian casualties

† Almire GIRARD Deputy Mayor of La Vespière (78 years old)

† Jean HOUGUET (23 years old)

† Pierre DUPENDANT (10 years old)

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Memorial in tribute to civilian and military victims following the crash of the Lancaster Avro DV-186 of the 61 Squadron of the Royal Air Force shot down by a German fighter on August 16, 1943, which crashed on the farm of M.Almire Girard.British victims★ Lieutenant Fred CLOUGH . Bomber,age 31, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.★ Second Lieutenant Ronald STEER. Pilot,age 21, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.★ Master Sergeant Arthur HULMES. Mechanic, age 25, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.★ Master Sergeant Peter Miller Hamilton SALMOND. Navigator, age 21, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.★Chief Sergeant Henry Francis WEBSTER. Radio, age unspecified, lies in Saint-Désir military cemetery.Canadian casualties★ Warrant Officer Joseph Davis PIGEAU. Machine gunner, age 20, rests in Saint-Désir military cemetery.★ Warrant Officer Robert Alexander Leslies SCOTT. Machine gunner, 36 years old, rests in Saint-Désir military cemetery.Civilian casualties† Almire GIRARD Deputy Mayor of La Vespière (78 years old)† Jean HOUGUET (23 years old)† Pierre DUPENDANT (10 years old).