Eric George Lane
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Son of : George Frederick Lane and Alice Agnes Lane of : Nottingham.
Husband of : Ida May Lane of : Hyson Green, Nottingham.
Served with 51. Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve :
Based at : RAF Snaith, Pollington, East Yorkshire.
Lost in Aircraft : Handley Page, Halifax II : Serial Number : HR727 : Markings : MH-V.
Aircraft crashed on Blackden Edge, Ashop Moor, near Edale in bad weather after attacking Frankfurt as part of a force of 409 aircraft including 3 B-17s.
Buried : Nottingham General Cemetery : Grave Reference : 18324.
Also Commemorated : International Bomber Command Centre Memorial as : Lane, Eric George.
Also Commemorated : Inscribed Metal Plaque at : RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire on a Memorial Plaque to the Crew of HR727 MH-V :
Inscription reads :
"In Memory of
Sgt. E. Denning Pilot.
F/Sgt. G. Fortin Navigator.
Sgt. F. Squibbs W/Operator.
Sgt. E. Lane Flight Engineer.
Sgt. B. Short M/U Gunner".
Also Commeorated : St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire, Roll of Honour (Book).
Photo of Eric George Lane
Private Memorial on the grave of Sergeant, Flight Engineer, Eric George Lane in Nottingham General Cemetery by Gary Crosby on the 19th August 2025.
Photo of Eric George Lane
Photograph of the Family headstone and Private Memorial on the grave of Sergeant, Flight Engineer, Eric George Lane in Nottingham General Cemetery on the 19th August 2025.