Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | DV275 |
Markings | SR-X2 |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poivres Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 4.. |
Epitaph | TO THE MEMORY OF OUR DEARLY BELOVED ONLY SON. HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Service Number | 153893 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | Special Duties Operator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Ainsworth S W (F/S) |
Baker G (F/O) |
Cro D H (Sgt) |
Hackett M J (F/S) |
McNaught D H (W/O) |
Ridgway A J (Sgt) |
Steward J E (F/S) |
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Ludford Magna |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak from the NE area of the camp and crashed SW of Poivres |