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RICHARDS K
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RICHARDS, Kenneth

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number ED858
Markings GT-R
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Rheinberg War Cemetery
Grave Reference 4. F. 11..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 232
Enlistment information
Service Number 1356283
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 8
Squadron 156
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 24-06-1943
End Date 25-06-1943
Takeoff Station Warboys
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Wuppertal. 630 aircraft, 34 losses (5.4%). An attack on the Elberfeld half of the town- the Barmen half having been devastated a month ago. PFF marking was accurate but creepback was more evident than normal. A post-war British survey suggest that 95% of the Elberfeld half was destroyed. Approximately 1800 deaths, 300 homes destroyed and 171 businesses knocked out.
Reason for Loss Crashed near Cologne