Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB488 |
Markings | OL-X |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. H. 15.. |
Epitaph | BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES, SILENTLY KEPT; GOD BLESS YOU, WE WILL NEVER FORGET |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Service Number | 130719 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Davies J C H (F/O) |
Edwards T W (F/S) |
Smith H F (F/S) |
Watkins A E (Sgt) |
Richardson R (Sgt) |
Start Date | 21-01-1944 |
End Date | 22-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Magdeburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down from 19,000 feet by a night-fighter and believed to have crashed in the vicinity of Stendal |