Bedell, Lyle Eugene
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Lyle Eugene |
Surname | Bedell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Franklin H. Bedell and Vera E. Brickman Bedell, of Belleville, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND644 |
Markings | HW-N Naughty Nan |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. B. 10. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/274955 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/798/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kraftshof, five miles from Nuremburg after being attacked by a pair of fighters |