Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM575 |
Markings | LS-H |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jouars-Pontchartrain Churchyard |
Grave Reference | . |
Epitaph | SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 1001191 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Dunk T W (F/O) |
Start Date | 07-06-1944 |
End Date | 08-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Massy-Palaiseau to bomb railway installations. Part of a 337 bomber strong force to bomb various lines of communications behind the Normandy beachhead. There was less cloud cover than the previous night with all targets being accurately bombed and fewer civilians killed. Because the targets were further inland than recent raids, the German night-fighters had a greater opportunity to infiltrate the bomber stream and as a result, losses were higher. 28 aircraft were Lost (8.3%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed between Jouars-Pontchartrain and Plaisir, France |