Lt GR Lacey
1943 secondees killed
- Rank
- Lt
- Squadron
- No 630 Squadron
- 1943 voyage
- Sailed from Cape Town on the Rangitata in September 1943.
- Fate
- Killed in action, 15 February 1945
From the book
The Dreaded Telegram
Five pilots from the “Rangitata” group were killed in February. Lt Charles McGregor a No 97 Squadron Pathfinder pilot and 14 other aircrew died in a mid-air collision with another Lancaster over the Dortmund Ems Canal on February 8th. No 630 Squadron Lancaster pilot Lt GR Lacey and his crew lost their lives on February 15th, No 183 Squadron Typhoon pilots Captain Anton Lens and Lt Alan Hill died on the 22nd, No 582 Squadron Pathfinder pilot Captain Edwin Swales lost his life on February 23rd