Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL861 |
Markings | SR-A |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 259.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Service Number | 410934 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | Australia |
Huggett N G (F/S) |
Irving D J (P/O) |
King S G R (W/O) |
Litchfield R F (F/O) |
Newman J B (F/S) |
Noske J A (F/S) |
Phillips F (Sgt) |
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ludford Magna |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Ludford Magna at 2150 hrs tasked with ABC duties for the attack on Nurnberg. The aircraft was intercepted on the outbound flight by night fighter Me 110 of IV./NJG5 flown by Hptm Gustav Tham the aircraft crashing at Lauterbach, 10 km from Eisenbach |