Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB557 |
Markings | AR-A2 |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. G. 12.. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY HIS ABSENCE OUR SILENT SORROW |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Service Number | 430159 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Australia |
Baudinette I S (F/O) |
Hayward R E (F/S) |
Holmes J C (S/L) |
Hudspeth D G (F/O) |
Mayne E O T (W/O) |
Morgan T E V (F/L) |
Young J (Sgt) |
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Chemnitz |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak en route for Chemnitz, crashing at Pfieffe, near Kassel |