Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG331 |
Markings | BQ-M |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. C. 18.. |
Epitaph | IN GOD'S KEEPING. LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY FATHER, MOTHER AND FAMILY |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 95 |
Service Number | 1593364 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adams J C (F/O) |
Elcoate W R (F/L) |
Papple F (F/S) |
Renton F S (F/O) |
Sterman B (F/S) |
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 06-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Hannover |
Reason for Loss | Believed shot down by Flak, crashing circa 2150 into the Hindenburg Strasse at Langenhagen in Hannovers northern outskirts. Wreckage was scattered over a radius of 800 to 1,000 metres. |