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ADAMSON, William

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster lll
Serial Number DV264
Markings SR-L
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Rheinberg War Cemetery
Grave Reference 14. D. 3-4 (Jt.).
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 1
Enlistment information
Service Number 148447
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 1
Squadron 101
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
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 2145 hrs tasked with ABC duties for the raid on Nurnberg. Lancaster was inadvertently shot down by an unidentified Halifax and crashed near the small town of Gemund