Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS689 |
Markings | OW-S |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rachecourt-sur-Blaise Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 6.. |
Epitaph | YOUR DUTY NOBLY DONE YOUR SACRIFICE WILL LIVE FOR EVER. SADLY MISSED |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 1527318 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Davies G (P/O) |
Neal F J (F/S) |
Newland P E (P/O) |
Summers M B (P/O) |
Wilde J (P/O) |
Start Date | 07-10-1943 |
End Date | 08-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Stuttgart. 343 Lancasters, 4 losses (1.2%). The low loss rate was mainly due to the Mosquito diversionary raid on Munich which attracted most of the available night-fighters. The first raid to involve 101 Sqn ABC radio jamming techniques. H2S was used to mark the target due to cloud cover. 104 killed on the ground and 300 injured |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Rachecourt sur Blaise, France |