Chapman, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Chapman |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB454 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. C. 21-23. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2208993 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1943 |
End Date | 21-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1651hrs. Shot down by night fighter at 1945hrs. Night fighter flown by Ofw Rudolf Winn, 1./NJG 2. Crashed at Neuberzdorf, 4km WNW of Hagenwerder, near to the border with Poland. |