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ZIMMER, Ronald

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number JB280
Markings LQ-K
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Netherlands
Burial/Memorial Place Schoonebeek (Oud Schoonebeek) General Cemetery
Grave Reference Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 739..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 270
Enlistment information
Service Number R/186556
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 8
Squadron 405 (Vancouver)
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different Canada
Last Operation information
Start Date 01-01-1944
End Date 02-01-1944
Takeoff Station Gransden Lodge
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Berlin. 421 Lancasters, 28 losses (6.7%). German fighters were directed to the main bomber stream early in the approach and the German controller was not deceived by the Mosquito diversion on Hamburg. However, the night-fighters were not particularly effective over the target and the flak was also restricted in height due to their presence. Berlin was cloud covered once again and the sky-marking was not especially accurate. Bombing was scattered but mainly in the southern suburbs. Only 21 houses and one industrial building were destroyed and 79 people killed.
Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter on outbound leg and crashed at Nieuw Schoonebeek, Holland