Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK655 |
Markings | BS-F |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15761.. |
Epitaph | HE, SCORNING THE EASY WAY, CHOSE THE ROUGH PATH THAT TESTS RARER COURAGE |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Service Number | 159851 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Allan H G (Sgt) |
Cooley W G (Sgt) |
Flindall G A (F/S) |
Johnson H A (Sgt) |
Knight R L T (F/S) |
Outterson G A (F/O) |
Sheppard F E (F/L) |
Start Date | 02-04-1945 |
End Date | 02-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training- flight familiarisation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed near Fiskerton. It is thought that all four engines had failed. |