| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
| Serial Number | KB753 |
| Markings | VR-L |
| Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | Joint grave 20. C. 2-3.. |
| Epitaph | THE ONE GREAT SCORER... MARKS, NOT THAT YOU WON OR LOST BUT HOW YOU PLAYED THE GAME (by Grantland Rice) |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 161 |
| Service Number | 1622341 |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Group | 6 |
| Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
| Trade | Flight Engineer |
| Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
| Adam R F (P/O) |
| Dennis F S (P/O) |
| Rhind J C (P/O) |
| Tarzwell H C (P/O) |
| Wakely L P (P/O) |
| Start Date | 29-12-1944 |
| End Date | 30-12-1944 |
| Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
| Day/Night raid | Night |
| Operation | Scholven-Buer synthetic oil plant. 324 aircraft, 4 losses (1.2%). Thick cloud necessitated the use of Oboe sky-markers. Bombing was accurate and the refinery was badly damaged. The local report states that 300 high-explosive bombs fell in the compound. The local towns of Scolven and Buer was also hit and the nearby coal mine was damaged. |
| Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded, throwing clear the rear gunner, WO2 R G Rogers. Debris fell in the Essen area |