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WAKEFIELD AJ
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WAKEFIELD, Arthur

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number JB400
Markings PM-K
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Grave Reference 4. C. 19..
Epitaph GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 258
Enlistment information
Service Number 141792
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 1
Squadron 103
Trade Navigator
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 02-12-1943
End Date 03-12-1943
Takeoff Station Elsham Wolds
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Berlin. 458 aircraft, 40 losses (8.7%). No diversionary raids and the force took a direct route to Berlin. The German controller anticipated Berlin as the target 18 minutes before zero hour and had amassed a considerable number of night-fighters in good time. An incorrect weather forecast caused difficulties in marking the target and the unexpectedly high winds also scattered the main force, allowing many to be picked off by the night-fighters, particularly on the home leg. Nonetheless, two Siemens factories were badly damaged along with a ball-bearing factory and some railway assets.
Reason for Loss