Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND537 |
Markings | EA-S |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 7. E. 14-17.. |
Epitaph | LIFE IS IMMORTAL, LOVE IS ETERNAL, DEATH A HORIZON. BEYOND, WE CANNOT SEE |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Service Number | 168675 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adams D G (F/S) |
Castle F J (Sgt) |
Connatty T R (F/S) |
Hubbard F W (F/S) |
Rolfe D (Sgt) |
Shaw F (Sgt) |
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2107hrs. Exploded in the air, as a result of an attack from a night fighter flown by Oblt. Heinz Rökker, this was his 23rd confirmed claim of the war. The aircraft crashed at 0153hrs between Pastetten and Reithofen, 12km SSE of Erding. |