Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS706 |
Markings | JI-G |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 240.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 261 |
Service Number | 1815316 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adkin L S J (Sgt) |
Boyd G K (F/L) |
Dowding J (Sgt) |
Martindale P D (F/S) |
Mirams R A D (Sgt) |
Nicholson A (Sgt) |
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Berlin. 534 aircraft without diversionary raids. 33 aircraft Lost (6.2%). Initial German attempts to intercept with night-fighters failed and the bomber stream was well on the way to Berlin before they met with any resistance. Complete cloud-cover over Berlin but concentrated damage in the centre nonetheless with additional widely scattered bombs. At least 1000 deaths on the ground, 2 industrial premises completely destroyed and a further 15 seriously damaged. The Propaganda Ministry was hit, as was the railway infrastructure |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |