Coleman, Maxwell John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Maxwell John |
Surname | Coleman |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William and Florence Ellen Coleman, of Port Hacking, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NG234 |
Markings | JO-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. G. 26. |
Epitaph | LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. F. COLEMAN, N.S.W. "SLEEP ON, BELOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 21 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429178 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
That only 8 aircraft were lost during this infamous attack, two of which were due to a collision and at least one due to mechanical failure, is evidence of the complete air supremacy that the Allies had achieved by this point in the war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/15 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1945 |
End Date | 14-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Dresden |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft was hit by Flak and exploded in the air. Crashed at Jagerstrasse, in the NE suburbs of Dresden. |