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EASTWOOD G
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EASTWOOD, Geoffrey

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster I
Serial Number W4784
Markings SR-E
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 148..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 159
Enlistment information
Service Number 1078947
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 1
Squadron 101
Trade WOp/AG
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
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