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F/O Edward J Mann DFC RCAF and crew – 576 Sqn - RAF Elsham Wolds - 1944
Failed to Return – 28/29 July 1944 – Lancaster I - LL905 – Op Stuttgart
Edward Mann ( pictured above ) and his crew were posted to 576 Squadron from 11 Base in May 1944. He flew his first operation with his crew on the 2/3rd June 1944 to Calais and completed 20 operations being lost on the 21st.
Tour details below :-
02/06/1944 – Calais - Coastal gun batteries – LM439 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
03/06/1944 – Wimereux - Coastal gun batteries – LM439 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
05/06/1944 - St Martin-de-Varreville/Crisbeq - Coastal gun batteries – LM439 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
06/06/1944 – Vire - Railway communications – LM439 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
09/06/1944 – Flers – Airfield – PA997 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
12/06/1944 – Gelsenkirchen – Oil – PA997 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
16/06/1944 – Sterkrade – Oil – ND859 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
22/06/1944 – Mimoyecques - V weapon – LM133 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
23/06/1944 – Saintes - Railway yards – LM133 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
24/06/1944 – Flers - V weapon – LM133 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
27/06/1944 - Chateau Benapre - V weapon – LM133 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
29/06/1944 – Domleger - V weapon – LM133 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
30/06/1944 - Oisemont Neuville Au Bois - Army support – LM133 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
12/07/1944 – Revigny - Railway yards – LM133 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF - Severely damaged by night fighter and landed away from base.
14/07/1944 – Revigny - Railway yards – ME735 – P/O EJ Mann RCAF
17/07/1944 – Sanneville - V weapon – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
18/07/1944 - Scholven Buer – Oil – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
20/07/1944 – Wizernes - V weapon – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
23/07/1944 – Kiel – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
25/07/1944 – Stuttgart – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
28/07/1944 – Stuttgart – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF – FTR - Crashed south south west of Sarre-Union, France.
Probable night fighter victim.
During this tour Edward Mann was awarded an immediate DFC for the events of the night of the 12/13th July 1944 Revigny when his aircraft was attacked and severely damaged by a night fighter
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F/O Edward James Mann DFC RCAF – Pilot – 20 – 576 Sqn - Son of James C. Mann and Myra K. Mann of Long Acres, Ontario, Canada – Sarrewerden Communal Cemetery, France.
Sgt Reginald Alan Wellesley Roberts RAFVR – Flight Engineer – 19 – 576 Sqn - Sarrewerden Communal Cemetery, France.
Sgt WT Dodge RAFVR – Air Bomber - POW - Camp N/K – POW No N/K
F/O A Novak RCAF – Navigator - POW – Camp 9C/L7 - POW No 52605
F/S FT McCann RAFVR - Wireless Operator - POW – Camp L7 - POW No 523
F/S Leslie Mutton RAAF – Air Gunner – 21 – 576 Sqn - Son of William Henry and Eveline Edith Mutton of Claremont, Western Australia – Rimsdorf New Communal Cemetery, France.
F/S Donald Irwin MacVicar RCAF ( pictured below ) – Air Gunner – 576 Sqn - Son of Amos N. MacVicar and Nettie Kettyle MacVicar of Lachine, Province of Quebec, Canada - Sarrewerden Communal Cemetery, France.
F/S Donald Irwin MacVicar RCAF
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28 July 44 – Stuttgart – Germany – Night. 17 aircraft detailed. 10/10ths cloud at base which persisted to the south coast and dispersed over the Channel. Thickened to 6 to 8/10ths over Continent. At target there was a thin layer of cloud which did not completely block out the markers.
PFF opened the attack with red TIs and backed up by greens. Green Wanganui flares with white stars were also dropped. Master Bomber instructed the force to bomb the greens. Bombing was widespread and glow of fires could be seem through the cloud layer.
Considerable fighter opposition was reported near the target and 4 aircraft had combats. Moderate heavy flak encountered in the target area.
F/L Smith, F/O Mann, F/O Archibald and P/O Brown RW and their crews failed to return.
( 494 aircraft. Another successful attack on this city. German fighters intercepted the stream over France and took a heavy toll of the attacking force. For a more detailed description of this operation see the item in the Articles and Misc Section of this website.)
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Lancaster LL905
This machine completed 6 operations and being lost on its 7th
17/07/1944 – Sanneville - V weapon – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
18/07/1944 - Scholven Buer – Oil – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
20/07/1944 – Wizernes - V weapon – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
23/07/1944 – Kiel – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
24/07/1944 – Stuttgart – LL905 – F/O FH Watts RCAF
25/07/1944 – Stuttgart – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF
28/07/1944 – Stuttgart – LL905 – F/O EJ Mann RCAF – FTR - Crashed SSW of Sarre-Union, France.
Compiled and written by David Fell
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