Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM653 |
Markings | DX-Q |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. D. 4.. |
Epitaph | HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY, HIS ABSENCE A SILENT SORROW |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Service Number | 428261 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Australia |
Ackerman G W (F/S) |
Campbell V R (P/O) |
Henderson J (F/S) |
Jardine C (P/O) |
Lind G O H (P/O) |
O'Loughlin M (F/S) |
Start Date | 20-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Halle |
Reason for Loss | Part of a small force of 12 Lancasters taking part in a diversionary attack, it is believed to have been shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter ace Herbert Lutje, his 50th victim. The Lancaster crashed at Friedrichsthal, north of Frankfurt |