Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB684 |
Markings | LQ-U |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Conde-sur-Aisne Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4-5.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Service Number | J/88087 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Alberts E L (P/O) |
Berkey G R (P/O) |
Bosworth S (Sgt) |
Grodecki J (P/O) |
Saltzberry R A (P/O) |
Tonkyn J W (P/O) |
Start Date | 22-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Laon- to bomb railway yards. 181 aircraft, 9 losses (5.0%). A two-wave attack that caused much damage to the railway yards. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Conde-sur-Aisne, bursting into flames |