Lines, Peter
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Peter |
Surname | Lines |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-07-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB304 |
Markings | ZN-S The Salford Lanc (only became known by this name after it had crashed) |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 202. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 112751 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Agecroft Cemetery, Pendlebury, Greater Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster PB304 which crashed near Regatta St, Salford on 30th July 1944 |
Location | Broughton House, Pendlebury, Greater Manchester |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Painted Wooden Shield |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster PB304 which crashed near Regatta St, Salford on 30th July 1944 |
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
The Salford Lancaster by Joe Bamford refers- ISBN 9780850525199, Pen and Sword Publications |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/834/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-07-1944 |
End Date | 30-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Metheringham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cahagnes |
Reason for Loss | Following a daylight attack on a German strong point in the Normandy battle area, the Lancaster dived from low cloud and crashed into the River Irwell at Pendleton, near Salford |