Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED858 |
Markings | GT-R |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. F. 12.. |
Epitaph | DEARLY LOVED, SADLY MISSED. LONGED FOR ALWAYS. BLESS YOU, SON |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 1222832 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Barlow A T (Sgt) |
Brooks W S (Sgt) |
Brown R (Sgt) |
Hudson R J (P/O) |
Jones H (Sgt) |
Richards K (Sgt) |
Start Date | 24-06-1943 |
End Date | 25-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Cologne |