Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED440 |
Markings | EA-L |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 18. D. 2.. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (John 15:13) |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 54 |
Service Number | 85250 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Alexander L G (Sgt) |
Clover A J (Sgt) |
Dunand E J F J (F/O) |
Lane A W (P/O) |
Magder H M (F/S) |
Dunand E J F (F/O) |
Start Date | 02-02-1943 |
End Date | 03-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Köln |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Fiskerton at 1851 hrs detailed to attack targets in Koln. Reportedly shot down by a night fighter the aircraft crashing between Kessel and Helden (Limburg). Claimed by Maj Werner Streib of Stab1/NJG1 Kessel and Venlo area at 2113 hrs. Crew initially buried in Venlo Military Cemetery, reinterred on 22 October 1947. |