Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED481 |
Markings | WS-N |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dishforth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 55.. |
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 | 78 |
Service Number | R/79092 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United States of America |
Allan M (Sgt) |
Butcher A W (Sgt) |
Done G F (Sgt) |
Jones H S (Sgt) |
Murton W G (Sgt) |
Williams A A F (Sgt) |
Start Date | 30-01-1943 |
End Date | 31-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Waddington at 2350 hrs detailed to attack targets in Hamburg. On return to Base it was ordered to divert to Leeming while doing so the bomber crashed into high ground 6 miles NW of Helmsley in Yorkshire |