Date:	Saturday 3 June 1944
Time:	01:00
Type:	Avro Lancaster Mk III
Owner/operator:	405 Sqn RCAF Pathfinder
Registration:	ND507
MSN:	LQ-C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	La Boissière-École, Yvelines -   France
Phase:	Combat
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Gransden Lodge
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Took off at 23h04 on a bombing mission to the marshalling yards at Trappes, WSW of Paris. It was shot down by a night fighter of 6./NJG4 flown by Hauptman Hans Autenrieth. 2 of the 7 crew members managed to abandon the aircraft and were captured.

Crew
Pilot: J/4820 S/L G.E. Coldrey (RCAF) - Killed
Navigator: J/5304 F/L G.L. Court (RCAF) - POW
Bomb Aimer: 144430 F/L J.H. O'Neill (RAFVR) - POW
Flight Engineer: R/93627 F/Sgt D.A. Kelley (RCAF) - Killed
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: J/85052 P/O N. Johnston (RCAF) - Killed
Air Gunner: R/151941 WO2 L.A. McCrea (RCAF) - Killed
Air Gunner: R/135079 F/Sgt J.G.M. Renaud (RCAF) - Killed

https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-charmoie-lancaster
https://www.lechorepublicain.fr/boissiere-ecole-78125/actualites/80-ans-apres-le-crash-la-montre-retrouvee_14642121/
Archives Canada
The National Archives UK
RCAF Losses 1944
CASPIR
405 Sqn wartime records from RCAF historical microfilms
Veterans Affairs Canada Virtual War Memorial
Personnel files of the RCAF crew memebrs from Ancestry.ca
https://aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=nd507&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=ND507

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-Feb-2025 12:32	gerard57	Added
16-Feb-2025 12:34	gerard57	Updated [Location, ]
01-Jul-2025 14:42	tachel	Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
13-Jul-2025 16:19	ASN	Updated
13-Jul-2025 16:32	ASN	Updated [Narrative, ]
13-Jul-2025 16:35	ASN	Updated
13-Jul-2025 16:35	ASN	Updated