David,
You are quite right about the Etampes raid.
Houghton was the pilot of LancasterIII PB121 LE-F. They took off from East Kirby at 21.48 on the 9th June 1944 to attackk Etampes.
The aircraft was attacked by a German night-fighter which, after a second pass, left the Lancaster engulfed in flames.
The aircraft crashed at Omerville, 7km WSW of Magny-en-Vexin.
The crew were
P/O C M Houghton
Sgt H Ison
Sgt J C Cameron
F/O D C Percy
Sgt J W Bott
Sgt R E Dennis RCAF
Sgt W J Barr RCAF
Sgt Percy was the only survivor and was held at Stalagluft III in Sagen.
Hope this helps.
PAUL JOHNSON
