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Monday, 8 August 2022

The Reuniting of the Crew of RAF Lancaster NN775 - Flying Officer H G S Kerr, Belfast Banking Company Official


CWGC War Cemetery, Heverlee, Belgium - 1 grave with 7 headstones

RAF Lancaster NN775 was piloted by Belfast Banking Company official, Flying Officer Gordon Kerr, a native of Lurgan.

Just over 75 years ago, NN775 was lost over Belgium on 5th March 1945.

History Hub Ulster Chair Gavin Bamford visited Belgium in November 2016 and watched the excavation of Lancaster NN775 on behalf of the Northern Bank War Memorials website

This short video tells the story of NN775 and its crew of seven.


Wreaths at the crash site during the excavation of NN775

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