Lind, Gilbert Owen Hugh
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gilbert Owen Hugh |
Surname | Lind |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gilbert Martin Rex and Vida Lind, of Mount Lawley, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM653 |
Markings | DX-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. D. 1. |
Epitaph | HE NEEDS NO FURTHER TRIBUTE BY THESE HANDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415946 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/540/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/540/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Halle |
Reason for Loss | Part of a small force of 12 Lancasters taking part in a diversionary attack, it is believed to have been shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter ace Herbert Lutje, his 50th victim. The Lancaster crashed at Friedrichsthal, north of Frankfurt |