Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM653 |
Markings | DX-Q |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. D. 5.. |
Epitaph | WE SPREAD OUR WINGS TO HELP THE WEAK UNTIL THE LORD OUR SOULS DID SEEK |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Service Number | 1407092 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Campbell V R (P/O) |
Henderson J (F/S) |
Jardine C (P/O) |
Lind G O H (P/O) |
O'Loughlin M (F/S) |
Palling A R (F/L) |
Start Date | 20-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Halle |
Reason for Loss | Part of a small force of 12 Lancasters taking part in a diversionary attack, it is believed to have been shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter ace Herbert Lutje, his 50th victim. The Lancaster crashed at Friedrichsthal, north of Frankfurt |