Lindheimer, Wilhelm L.
Personal Information
Rank | Pnr |
Forename(s) | Wilhelm L. |
Surname | Lindheimer |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Eli Lindheimer and Babette Lindheimer (née Israel) of Eretz Israel and later Philadelphia, USA. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | RF230 |
Markings | JI-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Clichy Northern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Row 12. Grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 199 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | PAL/12055 |
Service | Pioneer Corps |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Passenger |
Country of Origin | Eretz Israel |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The largest single loss of life resulting from the loss of a single Bomber Command aircraft |
Had been captured by the Germans in April 1941 in Greece as part of the BEF. His trade was Digger. |
He was Jewish and was born in Silesia, now Poland. |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/52 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/9 |
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-05-1945 |
End Date | 09-05-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Juvincourt |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Operation Exodus with 24 former PoW on board |
Reason for Loss | The pilot reported problems with the controls soon after takeoff and intended to return to Juvincourt. Crashed at Roye-Amy |