Achiet-Le-Petit Commemorations
Commemorations in Achiet-Le-Petit, France
LL836 / BQ-E
Photographs from the commemoration events in Achiet-Le-Petit for F/Lt Picton DFC and the crew of LL836.
- F/Lt R W Picton DFC (P)
- Sgt T H Guest (F/Eng)
- F/O J J Logan DFC (Nav)
- F/O J F Potter RCAF (A/B)
- Sgt K P C Williams DFM (W/Op)
- F/Lt W H Waycott DFM (A/G)
- Sgt W Essar RCAF (A/G)
The entry on the 550 Squadron Roll of Honour is available here.
F/Lt Picton DFC and crew failed to return in Lancaster LL836 when it was lost on the 10/11 April 1944 on an operation to Aulnoye. All the members of the crew were killed.
For more information see also the F/Lt Picton crew web-page.
Click on the pictures below to see photographs of recent commemorative events.
Commemorative Visit 2018
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In 2018 relatives of John James Logan DFC (Navigator with the crew) gathered with local people to honour the crew of LL836.
A memorial plaque was unveiled. |
Commemorative Visit 2016
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In 2016 relatives of the pilot F/Lt Picton gathered with local people to honour the crew of LL836. |
Commemorative Visit 2015
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In June 2015 members from three of the families of crew members killed visited Achiet-Le-Petit to take part in a tribute organised by local people. |