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BANKS, Robert

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number NE126
Markings MG-R
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Rheinberg War Cemetery
Grave Reference 9. D. 8..
Epitaph HE GAVE HIS LIFE SO THAT WE MIGHT LIVE. MAY IT NOT BE IN VAIN
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 126
Enlistment information
Service Number 173519
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 8
Squadron 7
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 12-09-1944
End Date 13-09-1944
Takeoff Station Oakington
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Frankfurt. 387 aircraft. The last major raid of the war on this target. 17 Lancasters lost (4.5%). Serious destruction of the western parts of the city where many industrial buildings were located. Some of the fires burned for three days, due in part to many of the city's firemen being away in Darmstadt due to the raid the previous night.
Reason for Loss Crashed at Damscheid, WSW of Oberwesel, Germany