Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB780 |
Markings | IQ-T |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. H. 19.. |
Epitaph | SON AME PARCOURANT L'ESPACE S'EST EVADEE VERS D'AUTRES CIEUX. SEIGNEUR, RECEVEZ - LE (French: HIS SOUL TRAVELLING THROUGH SPACE HAS ESCAPED TO OTHER HEAVENS- LORD RECEIVE HIM) |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Service Number | 184182 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 150 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Mauritius |
Conning R H (Sgt) |
Delieu A W (F/O) |
Lewis R S (F/S) |
Start Date | 23-02-1945 |
End Date | 24-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Pforzheim |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a JU88 night-fighter within minutes of leaving the target area. The port wing caught fire and the order to abandon was issued. Crashed at Neuhausen in southern Germany during this devastating attack |