Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4942 |
Markings | UV-F |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. F. 28.. |
Epitaph | ROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR ME, LET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEE |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Service Number | 409034 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of origin if different | Australia |
Ablewhite E J (Sgt) |
Bell J C (Sgt) |
Clark A W (Sgt) |
King E R (F/S) |
Smith L C (Sgt) |
Williams J N (F/S) |
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Pilsen- Skoda armaments factory. 327 aircraft, 36 loses (11.0%). The main force was told to locate the Skoda factory visually and only to use PFF marking as a general guide. A large asylum building some 7 miles away was mistaken for the target. The Skoda factory was not hit at all. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Worms-Horchheim, Germany |