Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM291 |
Markings | GI-F |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 18. B. 16-20.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Service Number | 2209891 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Alexander E D (F/O) |
Hogan E A (W/O) |
Macgugan I F (F/S) |
Rust K W (F/S) |
Thorogood W C (Sgt) |
Weatherhead E A (Sgt) |
Start Date | 12-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
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 15km ENE of Pirmasens, Germany |