Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV231 |
Markings | SR-A |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 1-12.. |
Epitaph | COMPASSED ABOUT WITH SO GREAT A CLOUD OF WITNESSES... LOOKING UNTO JESUS (From Hebrews 12:1) |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Service Number | 2209054 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Baron E E (F/S) |
Bartholomew K (Sgt) |
Clark J (F/O) |
Ottewell R T (Sgt) |
Sandford A J (F/S) |
Simpson T D (Sgt) |
Start Date | 27-01-1944 |
End Date | 28-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ludford Magna |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and then finished off by a night fighter. The aircraft crashed near the town of Northeim. Investigators later discovered the possibility that the wreckage collided with a 57 Squadron aircraft which also crashed nearby |