Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB400 |
Markings | PM-K |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. C. 19.. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Service Number | 141792 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Ainscow W (Sgt) |
Cheal W E (Sgt) |
Fox H (Sgt) |
Neale W G (Sgt) |
Ready C P (F/L) |
Williams S (Sgt) |
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. |
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