Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED473 |
Markings | LS-D |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot L. Row C. Grave 18.. |
Epitaph | SO HE PASSED OVER, AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 191 |
Service Number | 174018 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adams E J (Sgt) |
Benjamin T E E (Sgt) |
Gill A J (Sgt) |
Horton G A J (F/O) |
Jones P C (F/O) |
Tyler F T (F/S) |
Start Date | 07-05-1944 |
End Date | 08-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Nantes- to bomb the airfield. Accurate bombing with the runway and hangars having been hit |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak and crashed near Nantes airfield |