Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB872 |
Markings | P4-X |
Burial/Memorial Country | Czech Republic |
Burial/Memorial Place | Prague War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. C. 5.. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE ALL. ALWAYS LONGED FOR. GOOD NIGHT, GOD BLESS. MAM, DAD, RUTH AND MARJORIE |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 76 |
Service Number | 164354 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adlam R G D (F/O) |
Bailey W J (F/O) |
Dixon J (Sgt) |
Howard J (Sgt) |
Meechan W B (Sgt) |
Simpson W (Sgt) |
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Chemnitz |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter over eastern Germany and caught fire. It is believed the aircraft was attempting to make a force landing before a wing came off and it crashed at Rossbach, now in the Czech Republic |