247164 F/O. Bernard Stephen Lyons Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 175 Squadron from:Little Carlton, Lincolnshire (d.2nd February 1945) A cold wind blew over the Advanced Landing Ground B80 Volkel. The wind made the work for the ground mechanics and the pilots very hard. In spite of the bad weather five Typhoons nanaged to start late in the afternoon at five o'clock. Because of the strong wind, the engines of two Typhoons got overheated, but the pilots still managed to start with four aircraft.
Flight Officer Bernard Lyons flew in the second position with his Typhoon MN358, trunk code HH-U. To the north-east of Venlo, the formation successfully attacked a German convoy. During their further search, Lyons was hit by German anti-aircraft guns. He turned directly to the west in order to get above liberated territory. He passed on his last position above the river Maas by radio. He then crashed near the Kanaalweg in Mariapeel, a swamp area near Sevenum. Flight Lieutenant Lyons was found lifeless in the wreck.He was buried at the cemetery of Kronenberg NL. After the war his body was reburied at Venray War Cemetery in Venray, NL.
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