Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL923 |
Markings | LS-O |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 19. B. 15.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Service Number | 163591 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Dolan S J (Sgt) |
Nicklin A B (F/S) |
Parkhouse E E (Sgt) |
Rugless G I (F/S) |
Williams D H (F/S) |
Start Date | 05-01-1945 |
End Date | 05-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Ludwigshafen- to bomb the railway yards. 160 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 2 losses (1.3%). The railway yards were hit but so was much of the outlying suburbs. 535 houses and 87 industrial buildings were destroyed or badly damaged. 267 people were killed. |
Reason for Loss |