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RADDALL, Philip

Personal Information
Rank Sgt
Forename(s) Philip Smythe
Surname Raddall
Gender M
Age 22
Decorations
Date of death 22-09-1943
Next of kin Son of Philip and Mary Raddall, of Launceston, Cornwall. Nephew of Tom H. Holmes, of Plymouth.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Short Stirling III
Serial Number BK700
Markings HA-L
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Hanover War Cemetery
Grave Reference Joint grave 12. B. 15-16..
Epitaph THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 229
Enlistment information
Service Number 646713
Service Royal Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 218 (Gold Coast)
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Colquhoun C M (F/O)
Hart W A (Sgt)
Hewitson K (F/S)
Malcolm J B (Sgt)
Parry E W D (Sgt)
Yule J (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 22-09-1943
End Date 23-09-1943
Takeoff Station Downham Market
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Hanover- the first of four large raids. 711 aircraft, 26 losses (3.7%). Five American B-17s also took part. Visibility was good but strong winds hampered the marking efforts and consequently the bombing by the main force. No local report is available but it is unlikely that significant damage was caused.
Reason for Loss Crashed at Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany