Chidester, Stanley H
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley H |
Surname | Chidester |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | PH |
Date of Death | 25-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Hailed from New York |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM469 |
Markings | UL-E2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | |
Burial/Memorial Place | |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 10601585 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
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 | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1900hrs. Aircraft exploded and crashed 3km SW of Naunhof. Unknown cause of explosion. |