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NEAL, Francis

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster II
Serial Number DS689
Markings OW-S
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country France
Burial/Memorial Place Rachecourt-sur-Blaise Churchyard
Grave Reference Grave 2..
Epitaph WE PROUDLY AND LOVINGLY CHERISH HIS MEMORY MOTHER, DAD, SCOTT, BETTY
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 217
Enlistment information
Service Number R/123716
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 426 (Thunderbird)
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Canada
Last Operation information
Start Date 07-10-1943
End Date 08-10-1943
Takeoff Station Linton-on-Ouse
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Stuttgart. 343 Lancasters, 4 losses (1.2%). The low loss rate was mainly due to the Mosquito diversionary raid on Munich which attracted most of the available night-fighters. The first raid to involve 101 Sqn ABC radio jamming techniques. H2S was used to mark the target due to cloud cover. 104 killed on the ground and 300 injured
Reason for Loss Crashed at Rachecourt sur Blaise, France