Researching 408 Sq, Robert G A Burt and crew

Hi all,

I am researching my family history and in doing so found info on my father's cousin (Robert Burt) who was a tail gunner in a Lancaster. I found so much of interest I am now trying to research the whole crew with the hope that one day I may be able to put enough together for a memorial book about the following 7 men:

Sgt. Robert George Alfred Burt: R/206418, RCAF (Air Gnr - Tail Gunner)
Sgt. Douglas Cruickshank: 620947, RAF (Flt. Engr)
Pilot Offr. William Lawrence Doran: J/86233 RCAF (W.Op/Air Gnr)
Sgt. Robert Henry Hudson: 3050164 RAFVR (Air Gnr)
Pilot Offr. Norman Andrew Lumgair: J/86440 RCAF (Pilot)
Pilot Offr. George parker: J/85528 RCAF (Nav)
Pilot Offr. William Taylor: J/89913 RCAF (Air Bomber)

Squadron: 408
Plane: Lancaster II, LL637, EQ-P
All died: 15/16 March 1944
All buried: at Hilsenheim Cemetery, Bas-Rhin, France



I know:

• Some of the Canadian crew members have geographical landmarks named after them e.g. Lumgair Creek and Doran Creek.
• the birth dates of all the Canadian crew members
• all next of kin for the crew members
• there is a French account of the crash and it directly mentions my relative Robert Burt
• Doran wrote an article or was the editor of the 'Observer', a monthly publication of the No. 2 Air Observers School at Edmonton Alberta

I am in contact with:

• the nephew of the pilot, Norman Lumgair
• a church in the UK where Douglas Cruickshank is named on the war memorial

I am looking for anyone who may have info on:

• the crew members
• 408 squadron
• the plane (I know it first went to 432 squadron and I have the dates for its movements from first going to 432 and then moving to 408 squadron)
• anything else anyone may think is of help...

Cheers,
LadyWolf

 

There's a wiki article on the 408 here:

No. 408 Squadron RCAF - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also, findagrave.com has brief memorial listings for them here if you're interested:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GScid=2159606&GRid=12541057&CRid=2159606&

Just click on 'view all interments'.

I'll keep poking my head about for you.