Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB715 |
Markings | PH-U |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bishop's Castle (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | East of church.. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13, KJV) |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Service Number | 545146 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Aldiss H D G (Sgt) |
Clark F G (Sgt) |
McDowell H R (F/S) |
Ross H R H (F/S) |
Walker A (F/L) |
Whitley R A (Sgt) |
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | On return, the Lancaster crashed at Hainton on the Lincolnshire Wolds |