Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4784 |
Markings | SR-E |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 148.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Service Number | 1078947 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 101 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Ainsworth N (F/O) |
Brick G (Sgt) |
Nicholson W (Sgt) |
Rowley D W (Sgt) |
Squires B W (Sgt) |
Wainer H K (F/O) |
Start Date | 04-05-1943 |
End Date | 05-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Dortmund. 596 aircraft,- the largest 'non-1000' raid of the war so far and the first major attack on Dortmund. 31 losses (5.2%) with a further 7 crashing due to bad weather at their bases, taking the total loss rate to 6.4%. PFF marking was accurate but backup marking was not. Also, decoy fires attracted many of the bombs. Severe damage was nevertheless caused to much of the central and northern areas of the city, including the Hoesch and Dortmunder Union steelworks. At least 693 people were killed, including 200 PoWs. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |