Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD232 |
Markings | UL-O2 |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. J. 7.. |
Epitaph | LIFE UNFINISHED, DUTY UNSELFISHLY DONE. LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY MUM, DAD AND JUNE |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Service Number | 1866838 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Cheeseman H N (F/O) |
Greathead K G (Sgt) |
James G R (Sgt) |
Ward H E (Sgt) |
Webb E W (Sgt) |
Young R R J (F/O) |
Start Date | 13-02-1945 |
End Date | 14-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Dresden |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed at Remlingen, 20 km E of Würzburg, presumably due to a mid-air collision with Lancaster PB183. The wrecks of the two aircraft were reported to only be 200 m apart from each other. |