The aircraft took off from RAF Synerston at 18:10 hrs on 4th February 1943, their mission was to attack targets in Turin, Italy.
During the outbound journey, both port engines failed and the Lancaster crash-landed on a hill at Valsonne, a village 45 km northeast of Lyon.
Operation Record
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