| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR05054 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm. |
| Object type | Document |
| Maker |
Lincoln, Edward James |
| Place made | Australia, France, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1942-1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Lincoln, Edward James (Pilot Officer, b.1920 - d.1944)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 426358 Pilot Officer Edward James Lincoln, 149 Squadron (RAF) RAAF. Collection consists of a flying log book covering the period 1942-44, recording training and flights taken in Australia, England and France. Pilot Officer Lincoln was killed was a crewman of a Short Stirling MkIII bomber (serial EF188) which took off from Methwold airfield at 2315 hours on 23 June 1944 to plant mines in French coastal waters off Brest, the particular area being code named 'Jellyfish'. They were shot down early the next morning (24 June 1944) by German flak defences and their Stirling crashed in farmland the vicinity of Plougonvelin (Finistere) 18 kilometres West South West of the French city of Brest. Lincoln is buried in Brest (Kerfautras) cemetery. He was one of three Australians onboard the bomber, the other two being 424361 Flight Sergeant Francis Patrick Joseph Brady and 408338 Flight Sergeant Robert John McQuitty.