RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help

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Re: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help

Post by Hardrockdaugter » Wed Nov 12, 2025 12:15 pm

Hi I am the daughter of Samuel Davidson who was in the rear gunner position when the Lancaster flown by Acree crashed in the Azores. My father was in the water walking along the wing and then hanging onto a tire. I heard for three hours before rescued by boat. The rest of the crew were able to get into a dinghy. If anyone has pictures, as I did see some along time ago I would be interested in anything.

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Re: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help

Post by Temujin » Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:02 pm

Hardrockdaugter wrote:
Wed Nov 12, 2025 12:15 pm
Hi I am the daughter of Samuel Davidson who was in the rear gunner position when the Lancaster flown by Acree crashed in the Azores. My father was in the water walking along the wing and then hanging onto a tire. I heard for three hours before rescued by boat. The rest of the crew were able to get into a dinghy. If anyone has pictures, as I did see some along time ago I would be interested in anything.
Not quite certain what your looking for (crew photo etc) but I did find this info
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Re: RCAF, 428 Sqdn Lancaster, KB764 ... Help

Post by Temujin » Thu Nov 13, 2025 6:20 pm

I can’t confirm his aircraft is in this photo, but nice photo of Canadian Lancaster lined up in England prior to their departure to Canada
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