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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB532
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 61 Sqn del'd 30-10-43 QR-A, 630 Sqn del'd 20-11-43 LE-X, SOC 6-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Grossbeuthen, Germany
Crew Names: F/L D.A. Macdonald, DFC, RCAF +; S/L K.F. Vare, AFC +; Sgt. R.F. Smale, MID +; F/O N.E.
Westergaard, DFC +; F/Sgt. J.M. Turnbull +; Sgt. W.R. Tyrie, DFM +; F/Sgt. W. Jenkins +;
F/Sgt. W.J. Roche, RAAF
Serial No: JB642
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 106 Sqn del'd 7-11-43 ZN-X, ZN-J, SOC 7-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Hoya, Germany
Crew Names: P/O F.H. Garnett +; Sgt. D. McLean +; F/Sgt. T.J. Thomas +; Sgt. R.M.J. Pease +; Sgt. E. Edge
+; Sgt. J.A. Withington +; Sgt. A.A.E. Elsworthy pow
Serial No: LM377
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 106 Sqn del'd 19-10-43 ZN-?, 61 Sqn del'd 17-11-43 QR-?, SOC 10-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Büren, Germany
Crew Names: F/O G.E. Sharpe, RCAF +; Sgt. B.G. Imber +; F/O E.A. Willard +; F/O A.V. Shirley +; Sgt. A. Ross
+; Sgt. W.J. Churcher +; Sgt. H. Patrick +
Serial No: JB740
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 12-12-43 HW-R, SOC 10-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Rottorf, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. R.W. Chinnery +; Sgt. D.S. Fawcett +; F/sgt. J.A. Dwelly +; Sgt. D.R. Jessop +; Sgt. G.
John +; Sgt. .B. Gooravitch +; Sgt. G. Monk +
May 20, 2009 Page 1 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DV189
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: RAE Farnborough del'd 7-43, 100 Sqn del'd 7-43 HW-B2, 550 Sqn del'd 12-43 BQ-?
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Hoya, Germany
Crew Names: F/O J.G. Bryson +; Sgt. D.F. Fadden pow; Sgt. T.F.M. Roxby +; F/Sgt. P.H. Evans, RCAF pow;
Sgt. J.E. Donnan pow; Sgt. J.J. Sawkins pow; Sgt. W.C. Gundry pow
Serial No: DS796
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 11-43 JI-E, 115 Sqn KO-E
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Stretham Station, Cambridge
Crew Names: F/Sgt. R.E. Chantler; Sgt. G. Rawlings; P/O D.M. Drew; F/Sgt. R.L. Francis, RCAF; Sgt. D.P.
Nash; Sgt. K. Farmer; Sgt. W.N.W. Brown, RAAF
Serial No: ND384
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 156 Sqn del'd 20-12-43 GT-D, SOC 2-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Grandrieu, France
Crew Names: P/O G.P.R. Bond, DFC +; P/O C.E. Blanchette +; P/O A. Morassi +; F/O A.R. Bolsover +; Sgt. G.
Barry +; F/O C. Waterhouse, DFC +; F/Sgt. R. Underwood, DFM +
Serial No: W4892
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 1662 HCU del'd 2-43, 207 Sqn del'd 11-43 EM-T
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Genshagen, Germany
Crew Names: 1Lt. F.B. Solomon, USAAF +; F/Sgt. L.D. Gosney, RCAF +; Sgt. W.J. Cant +; F/O W.A.
DeBardeleben, USAAF +; F/Sgt. H.M. Scott +; Sgt. A.W. Lawrie +; Sgt. F. Morgan +; P/O P.S.
Watt, RNZAF +
May 20, 2009 Page 2 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB280
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 9-9-45, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 16-9-43 LQ-K, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Nieuw-Schoonebeek, Holland
Crew Names: F/O T.H. Donnelly, DFM, RCAF +; Sgt. L.G.R. Miller +; F/O A..J. Salaba, RCAF +; F/Sgt. W.L.J.
Clark, RCAF +; Sgt. B.S.J. West +; Sgt. R.E. Watts +; Sgt. R. Zimmer, RCAF +
Serial No: DV345
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn HW-T, 550 Sqn BQ-?
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire
Crew Names: F/O R.H. Mawle +; Sgt. P.P. O'Meara +; F/O G.M.H.F. de Menten de Horne +; Sgt. J.R.
Rounding +; Sgt. M.G. Capel +; Sgt. C.W. Taylor +; Sgt. E. Skelton +
Serial No: JB645
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 61 Sqn del'd 11-11-43 QR-?, 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 14-11-43 PO-?, 106 Sqn del'd 17-11-43 ZN-
P, SOC 7-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O E.C. Holbourn +; Sgt. H.V. Walmsley +; Sgt. E.N. Burton +; Sgt. T.T. Powell +; Sgt. J.H.
Dyer +; Sgt. T.H. Mallett +; F/Sgt. S.R. Mattick, DFM +
Serial No: ND325
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 12 Sqn del'd 11-12-43 PH-C, SOC 6-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Wingsbach, Germany
Crew Names: P/O H.L. West pow; Sgt. R.H. Pearce pow; W/O2 E.A. Walters, RCAF pow; Sgt. E.
Waterhouse pow; Sgt. D.L. Smith +; Sgt. K. Apps pow; Sgt. V.A. Panniers pow
May 20, 2009 Page 3 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB476
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 21-10-43, 7 Sqn del'd 27-10-43 MG-?, 83 Sqn del'd 3-11-43 OL-?, 156
Sqn del'd 23-11-43 GT-R, SOC c.1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O T. Docherty +; F/O W. Raper, RAAF +; P/O C.L. Gynther, RAAF +; F/O W.A. Robertson,
RAAF +; W/O L.F. Gill +; F/Sgt. W. Lumsden, DFM +; F/Sgt. J. Murray +
Serial No: JA711
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 5-7-43 OF-Y, 9 Sqn del'd 10-11-43 WS-A, SOC c.1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Weyhausen, Germany
Crew Names: P/O G. Ward +; Sgt. J. Sutton +; Sgt. E.D. Keena +; Sgt. G.L. James +; Sgt. G.F.K. Bedwell +;
Sgt. N.F. Dixon +; F/Sgt. W.L. Doran, RCAF +
Serial No: DV308
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Actual Serial Number DV308/G: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 9-43, 101 Sqn (ABC equipped) del'd
11-43 SR-V
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O D.J. Bell pow; Sgt. L.F. Somers +; Sgt. H.W. Bailey evd; 1LT M.H. Alberta, USAAF pow;
Sgt. E.H. Harris pow; Sgt. G.C. Connon +; F/O F.J. Zubic, RCAF +; F/O W.E. Suddick, DFC,
RAAF +
May 20, 2009 Page 4 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LM372
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 2-10-43 PO-K, SOC 5-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Cellé, France
Crew Names: F/L L.B. Patkin, RAAF +; F/Sgt. J. Mudie, RAAF +; Sgt. R. Chambers +; F/O R.J.A. Maidstone +;
Sgt. G.A. Litchfield +; F/Sgt. W.D. Balckwell, RAAF +; F/Sgt. H.D. Scott, RAAF +F/sgt. A.H.
Boettcher +
Serial No: W4831
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 9 Sqn del'd 1-43 WS-K, 44 Sqn KM-C
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Lynow, Germany
Crew Names: P/O W.A. Homes A'Court, RCAF +; Sgt. R. Dickinson +; P/O J.W. Woods +; F/O R.B. Baker +;
F/O O.D. Blaha, DFM +; Sgt. R.A. Kidley +; W/O2 T.W. Myers, RCAF +; Sgt. H.A. Norton +
Serial No: JA925
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 156 Sqn del'd 22-7-43 GT-L, SOC 2-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: S/L R.E. Fawcett, DFC +; F/Sgt. R.J. Bowen +; P/O P.R. Lyford, DFC +; P/O G. Vickers, DFC +;
Sgt. J. Bell +; F/Sgt. G.M. Headley +; F/Sgt. B.C. Hinks +
Serial No: JB548
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 27-10-43, 57 Sqn del'd 10-11-43 DX-Q, SOC 6-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O G.L. Grimbly, RAAF pow; Sgt. E.S.J. Michael pow; F/O J.R. Upton pow; Sgt. W.A. Turner
pow; Sgt. C. Walker pow; F/Sgt. D.F. Hall, RAAF pow; F/Sgt. R.C. Lowe pow
May 20, 2009 Page 5 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB737
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan deld' 1-12-43, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 11-12-43 LQ-R, SOC 26-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France
Crew Names: F/O A.P. Campbell, RCAF +; Sgt. D.J. Leslie pow; P/O T.D. Gavin, RCAF +; F/Sgt. J.B. Dunne,
RCAF +; Sgt. J. Redhead +; P/O D.N. Thompson, RCAF pow; F/Sgt. B.C. Cameron, RCAF +
Serial No: ND354
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 19-12-43, 7 Sqn del'd 23-12-43 MG-?, 83 Sqn del'd 1-1-44 OL-A, SOC
6-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Lutten, Germany
Crew Names: W/C W. Abercrombie, DFC* +; F/Sgt. A.F. Narin +; Sgt. L.H. Lewis pow; F/Sgt. W.R. Halloran,
RCAF +; F/O W.J. James +; Sgt. W.A. Wall +; Sgt. R.W. Allen +; F/Sgt. A.B. Pearson, RCAF +
Serial No: DV307
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Actual Serial Number DV307/G: 32 MU, del'd 9-43, 101 Sqn (ABC equipped) del'd 11-43 SR-Z
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: S/L I. Roberston, DFC +; Sgt. T. Calvert, DFM +; F/O S.I. Kennedy, DFC +; P/O B.W. Zeal +;
F/Sgt. S.T. Player +; F/L A.H. Duringer, DFC, DFM +; P/O T. Wright, DFc +; T/Sgt. E. Jones,
USAAF +
May 20, 2009 Page 6 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DV344
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 617 Sqn AJ-M, A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd del'd 13-10-43, 61 Sqn del'd 17-11-43 QR-V
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Wiesenhagen, Germany
Crew Names: F/O R.P. Cunningham +; Sgt. A.F. Gleadle +; F/O J. Storey +; Sgt. M.S. Williams +; Sgt. R.R.
Barbour +; Sgt. E. Lunniss +; F/Sgt. W.C. Butler, RAAF +
Serial No: DV370
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 207 Sqn del'd 11-43 EM-L
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O W.J. Bottrell +; Sgt. F. Holland +; Sgt. E. Ecclestone +; Sgt. J.C. O'Mahony +; Sgt. F.W.
Porteous +; Sgt. K.H.H. Wardle +; Sgt. R. Clark +
Serial No: JB682
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 24-11-43, 7 Sqn del'd 12-12-43 MG-A, SOC 9-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Ramsel, Belgium
Crew Names: S/L H.R. Jaggard +; Sgt. G.C Roberts +; S/L A.E. Taylor, DFM +; F/O C.J. Donahue, DFM, RCAF
+; F/O J.C. Osborne +; F/Sgt. R.G. Warwick +; W/O J.T. Williams +
May 20, 2009 Page 7 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: EE129
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 29-5-43, 83 Sqn del'd 13-6-43 OL-?, 7 Sqn del'd 22-6-43 MG-Y, SOC 9-
1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L L.C. Kingsbury, RNZAF pow; Sgt. A.W.D. King pow; F/O D.W. Souchen, RCAF pow; Sgt.
D.T.M. Ingram pow; F/Sgt. G.F. Mortimer pow; F/Sgt. E. Parr pow; F/O E.J. Bedwell, RCAF
pow
Serial No: JA960
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 26-7-43 OF-E, SOC 7-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Aacehn, Germany
Crew Names: F/O R.L. Mooney, DFM +; Sgt. F.B. Grey +; F/Sgt. G.A. Johnson, DFM +; F/Sgt. J. Worsdale,
DFM +; F/Sgt. N.D. Cameron +; F/Sgt. G. Woolf +; F/Sgt. G.E. Smith +
Serial No: JB703
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 Mu St. Athan del'd 25-11-43, 97 Sqn del'd 19-12-43 OF-?, 156 Sqn del'd 23-12-43 GT-X,
SOC 2-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: S/L R.G.F. Stewart, DFC +; F/Sgt. F. Thorington +; F/Sgt. R.J. Hudson +; F/L M.S. Fletcher,
DFC, RAAF +; P/O C.M. Handley, DFC +; F/Sgt. D.A. Millis, DFM +; F/L C.F. Horner, DFC +
May 20, 2009 Page 8 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DV190
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 12 Sqn del'd 7-43 PH-B2, 626 Sqn del'd 12-43 UM-B2
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Gardelegen, Germany
Crew Names: Sgt. E. Berry +; Sgt. E. Atkinson +; Sgt. J.B. Edwards pow: Sgt. R.H. Doull +; Sgt. S. Henderson
+; Sgt. V.N. Trayler +; Sgt. J. Waters +
Serial No: W4897
Date: 02 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 156 Sqn GT-?, Navigation Training Unit (NFU) Warboys del'd 7-43, 106 Sqn ZN-?, 463 Sqn,
RAAF JO-Q
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. S.W. Lawson, RAAF +; Sgt. P. Chittenden +; Sgt. A.G. Smith +; Sgt. C.D. Redgrave, RCAF
+; F/Sgt. M.E. Sadler, RAAF +, RAAF; F/Sgt. W.A. Sampey, RAAF +; Sgt. F.C. Eggleson +
Serial No: DV269
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Actual Serial Number DV269/G: 101 Sqn (ABC equipped) del'd 22-9-43 SR-M
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Michendorf, Germnay
Crew Names: F/L Lazenbym, DFC +; Sgt. C. Lindsay pow; Sgt. W. Craig pow; F/O J. McClure, RCAF pow; Sgt.
A.A. Alton pow; Sgt. C.D. Brown +; Sgt G.A. Beckett, RCAF +; Sgt. D.H. Stephens +
Serial No: DS739
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 408 Sqn, RCAF EQ-?, 1679 HCU, 432 Sqn, RCAF QO-Y
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L J.A. Allen, RCAF +; Sgt. W.R. Collier +; F/O F.H. Doull, RCAF +; F/O K. Crawford, RCAF +;
W/O2 J.E. Scott, RCAF +; Sgt. J.A. Cobbett, RCAF +; Sgt. I.A.J. Dupuis, RCAF +
May 20, 2009 Page 9 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JA902
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 15-7-43 PO-?, 463 Sqn, RAAF del'd 18-11-43JO-D, SOC 9-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Ijseelmeer, Holland
Crew Names: F/sgt. J. Weatherhill, RAAF +; Sgt. A.E. Cowell +; P/O J.W. Gage +; F/Sgt. F.N. Looney, RAAF
+; F/Sgt. W.D. Toohey, RAAF +; P/O P.L. Symonds, RAAF +; F/Sgt. C. Hemingway, RAAF +
Serial No: JB677
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 23-11-43, RAF Wyton del'd 29-11-43, 7 Sqn del'd 1-1-44 MG-U, SOC
9-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Furstenwalde, Germany
Crew Names: F/L I.M. Pearson, DFC +; P/O R.J. Wheway +; P/O W. Currie, DFC +; P/O M. Davies pow;
F/Sgt. L.T. Wilmshurst +; F/Sgt. S.W. Rayner +; F/O J.J. Davenport +
Serial No: JB738
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 10-12-43 AR-T, 106 Sqn (on loan retained codes), 460 Sqn, RAAF AR-T
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Binbrook, Lincolnshire
Crew Names: F/L B.A. Knyvett, DFC, RAAF +; Sgt. R.D. Trett +; F/Sgt. Dobinson, RAAF +; F/Sgt. J.W.A.
Farthing, RAAF +; F/Sgt. H.J. Gill, RAAF +; P/O E.J. Ross, DFM, RAAF +; F/O C.R. Pickworth,
RAAF +
May 20, 2009 Page 10 of 65This document is copyrighted by Larry Wright, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 2009
Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LM423
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 619 Sqn del'd 9-12-43 PG-H, SOC 18-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Kleve, Germany
Crew Names: F/O J.K. Cox +; Sgt. G.J. Hawkins pow; F/O G.M. Braid pow; F/O R.W. Braid, RCAF pow; Sgt.
C.G. Payne +; Sgt. D. Burden +; Sgt. J. Cooksey +
Serial No: JB640
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 9-11-43, 156 Sqn del'd 25-11-43 GT-V, SOC 8-1-43
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O J.D.R. Cromarty +; F/Sgt. L.N. Lapthorne +; Sgt. F.E. Woolven +; F/Sgt. D.F. Burtenshaw
+; Sgt. N.H. Colebatch +; F/Sgt. R.J. Collens +; F/Sgt. K.S.J. Chapman +
Serial No: JB317
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 19-9-43, 7 Sqn del'd 3-10-43 MG-?, 156 Sqn del'd 8-10-43 GT-C, SOC
8-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: Sgt. A.D. Barnes +; Sgt. W. Wall pow; F/O R.S. Smith pow; F/Sgt. F.C.G. Colk, RCAF pow; Sgt.
R.V. Hillam +; Sgt. R. Davis pow; Sgt. A. Hackett +
Serial No: JB549
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 26-10-43, 100 Sqn del'd 7-11-43 HW-C, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O G.W. Henderson, RCAF +; Sgt. L.J. Loewenson +; F/O J. McV. Ogilvie, RCAF +; Sgt. G.H.
Hendry +; Sgt. N. Bowman +; Sgt. R.E.L. Stoneman + Sgt. E.C. McLaughlin +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL631
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 408 Sqn, RCAF del'd 7-11-43 EQ-G, SOC 24-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. D.E. Hilker, RCAF +; Sgt. H.C. Hawkins pow; F/O E. Deakin, RCAF pow; P/O G.C.
Morlock, RCAF pow; W/O2 L.P. Torpe, RCAF pow; Sgt. H.J. Mouland, RCAF +; Sgt. S.R.
Sweetzir, RCAF pow
Serial No: DS760
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 426 Sqn, RCAF del'd 8-43 OW-M
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O C.A. Grittiths, RCAF +; F/Sgt. L. Offer, RCAF +; Sgt. G. Jowett +; F/Sgt. P. Allwell +; P/O G.
Sparks, RCAF pow; P/O R.H. Filbey +; Sgt. R.G. Cridland, RCAF pow; W/O2 F.R. Symons, RCAF
+
Serial No: JB747
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 103 Sqn del'd 11-12-43 PM-M, SOC 27-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Zehrensdorf, Germany
Crew Names: W/O E.T. Townsend, RNZAF +; Sgt. H.A. Joint +; F/O G.S. Palin, RCAF +; Sgt. A.J. Larby +; Sgt.
J.W. Bateman +; Sgt. C.R. Greenwell +; Sgt. R.G. Creber +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DV401
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 61 Sqn QR-Z
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Mirns, Holland
Crew Names: F/O G.A. Tull +; Sgt. G.E. Heasman +; Sgt. J.G. Holden +; Sgt. J.S. Baldwin, RCAF +; Sgt. J.
Stock +; Sgt. C.G. Crosby +; Sgt. C. Ablett +
Serial No: JB453
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 10-110-43, 156 Sqn del'd 19-10-43 GT-?, 83 Sqn Odel'd 24-10-43 L-
F2, OL-F, SOC 6-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Blankenburg, Germnay
Crew Names: P/O E.B. Stilles, RCAF +; F/Sgt. P. Traynor +; P/O D.C.J. McKendry +; F/O W.H. Dyke +; Sgt. J.
Banks +; Sgt. J. McI. Dunlop +; F/O I.G. Alan +
Serial No: JB310
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 Mu St. Athan deld' 17-9-43, 156 Sqn del'd 21-9-43 GT-O, SOC 8-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L J.C. Ralph, DFM, RNZAF +; Sgt. K. Hunt +; Sgt. C.R. King +; F/Sgt. A.H. Hayward, RNZAF +;
Sgt. K. Aspinall +; Sgt. G. Griffiths +; Sgt. P.E. Pout +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB355
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Controller of Research and Development (CRD) at Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) Defford
del'd 27-9-43, 83 Sqn del'd 13-11-43 OL-J, SOC 6-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Neuenhagen, Germany
Crew Names: F/O F.C. Allcroft, DFC, RCAF +; Sgt. A.W. Bell +; F/O A.W. Blakeman, DFC +; P/O R.P. Watts +;
F/Sgt. R. Ellwood +; F/Sgt. J.A. Thomas +; F/Sgt. J.B. Wood +
Serial No: JB123
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 619 Sqn del'd 20-8-43 PG-D, SOC 8-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Wense, Germany
Crew Names: P/O J.A.F. Heffernan, RCAF +; Sgt. K.W. Cheshire +; F/O L.C. Keeling +; F/O A.B. Bearcroft +;
F/O W.C.J. Lord +; F/Sgt. K.M. Macdonald, RAAF +; W/O E.S.I. Evans, DFM +
Serial No: JB364
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 57 Sqn del'd 27-9-43 DX-M, SOC 7-11-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: F/O D.A. Shewan, RCAF +; Sgt. E.R. Hughes +; F/Sgt. R. Stevenson +; F/O W.G. Cockwill, RCAF
+; Sgt. A. Cohen +; Sgt. D.A. Dixon +; Sgt P.J. Barraball pow
Serial No: JB681
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 57 Sqn del'd 24-11-43 DX-J, SOC 7-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Luhme, Germany
Crew Names: P/O G. Ely, RAAF +; Sgt. S. Lewis +; Sgt. R.W. Homewood +; F/O G.F. Nixon, RCAF +; Sgt.
A.W.C. Ball +; Sgt. A.S. Pilbeam +; Sgt. K.H. Harper +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB606
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 3-11-43 AR-H, SOC 9-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Muckendorf, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. R.W. Rowley, RAAF +; Sgt. W. Fleming +; F/O E.C. Truscott, RAAF +; F/O A. Robinson,
RAAF +; F/Sgt. L.A. Chester, RAAF +; Sgt. R.H. Lawn, RAAF +; P/O H.E. Bennett +
Serial No: W4780
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF AR-?, 1656 HCU, 166 Sqn del'd 12-12-43 AS-H2
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: Sgt. G. Firth +; Sgt. E.A. Oldham +; Sgt. E.S. Murray +; Sgt. J. Birtwhistle +; F/Sgt. W.P.
Harrison, RAAF +; Sgt. J. Hamilton +; Sgt. H.F. Hales +
Serial No: DS667
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 31-5-43 KO-G, A4-G, SOC 6-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. R.J. Haynes inj; Sgt. J. Weatherston pow; Sgt. M.A. Boot Pow; F/O E.F. Bridgman,
RCAF pow; Sgt. F.W. Wardale pow; Sgt. F. Pearson pow; Sgt. J.R. Dodds pow
Serial No: JB114
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 83 Sqn del'd 16-8-43 OL-Q, SOC 8-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Zehrensdorf, Germany
Crew Names: F/L L.W. Munro, MID, RNZAF +; F/Sgt. D. Cromar, DFM +; F/O P.H. Ewing, RCAF +; P/O C.D.
Wall, RCAF +; P/O J.T. Hitchen +; F/Sgt. R.J. Hunter +; F/O G.R. Harris +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB553
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 27-10-43, 83 Sqn del'd 7-11-43 OL-?, 156 Sqn del'd 24-11-43 GT-J,
SOC 8-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O J. Borland, DFC + F/L A.N. McGlashan +; Sgt. J.S. Scott +; F/Sgt. V.R. Purmal, RCAF +;
F/Sgt. D.C.G. Snelling +; Sgt. D.B.G. MacKenzie +; Sgt. A.B. Waller +; W/O1 L.J. Adair, RCAF +
Serial No: ND380
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 156 Sqn del'd 20-12-43 GT-T, SOC 8-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Riesdorf, Germany
Crew Names: F/O C.G. Cairns, DFM +; Sgt. H. Martin +; F/L R.C. Blockey +; T/Sgt. J.F. Haywood, USAAF +;
Sgt. C.T.R. Morris +; Sgt. E.J. Sutton +; Sgt. J.P.R. Mount, MID +
Serial No: ND330
Date: 03 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Atahn del'd 17-12-43, 83 Sqn del'd 22-12-43 OL-E, OL-O, 405 Sqn, RCAF (on loan)
OL-O, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Wahrenholz, Germany
Crew Names: W/O A.W. Robinson +; Sgt. W.J. Blakely, RCAF +; F/O D.J. Elliot, RCAF +; F/Sgt. G.R. Evans +;
F/Sgt. J.D. Clarke +; F/Sgt. J. Anderson +; W/O2 T.H. Nolan, RCAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB651
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 13-11-43, 7 Sqn del'd 29-11-43 MG-K, SOC 16-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: W/O J. McGinlay +; Sgt. W.M. Wilson +; Sgt. A.G. Matthes +; F/O J.A. Dutton +; F/Sgt. J.K.
Morton +; Sgt. W.J. Walsh +; P/O G.F.W. Few +
Serial No: DV333
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF AR-?, 103 Sqn PM-?, 576 Sqn del'd 11-43 UL-C2, UL-K2
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L E.D. Smith +; Sgt. LH. Kirkpatrick pow: Sgt. B.W. Suffolk pow; P/O K.H.D. Wilde +; F/O
S.R. Wilkins pow; W/O1 F.A. Larsen, RCAF +; F/Sgt. A.R. McAlhoine pow; Sgt. N.A. Dixon,
RACF +
Serial No: LM431
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 29-12-43 PO-M, SOC 9-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O F.A. Connolly, RAAF +; Sgt. D.A. Briggs +; F/Sgt. L.A. Jeffries +; Sgt. M. Turner +; Sgt.
R.W.J. Evans +; F/Sgt. L. Mac. Jackson, RCAF +; F/Sgt. H.S. Reid, RCAF +
Serial No: ED994
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 57 Sqn del'd 18-5-43 DX-?, 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 18-10-43 PO-A, SOC 9-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O C.I. Reynolds, RAAF +; Sgt. W King pow; F/Sgt. E.A. Joyce, RAAF +; F/Sgt. K.N.B. Davies,
RAAF +; F/Sgt. H.M. Vellenoweth, RAAF +; Sgt. R.H. Keating, RAAF +; Sgt. J.W. Neeve +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ED977
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 619 Sqn del'd 15-5-43 PG-A, SOC 18-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Stettin, Germany
Crew Names: F/O A.G. Day +; Sgt. W.D. Holliday +; Sgt. T. Bell +; F/L R.E. Wesson, AFM +; Sgt. R.W.
Carpenter +; Sgt. E.E. Watson +; Sgt. M. Stuart, RAAF +
Serial No: ND397
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 23-12-43, 103 Sqn del'd 2-1-44 PM-?, SOC 9-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. E.C. Nicholls +; Sgt. P.M.C. Hicks pow; Sgt. R.W. Jeffs +; F/Sgt. H.S. Murton +; Sgt. A.S.
Matthews +; Sgt.K.C. Bartlett +; Sgt. W. Fox +
Serial No: JB357
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 12 Sqn del'd 26-9-43 PH-S, SOC 12-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Stettin, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. A.G. Twitchett +;Sgt. D. Leatherbarrow +; F/Sgt. D. Robertson +; Sgt. S. Burnell +; Sgt.
C.W. Farrant +; P/O M. Hewitt +; Sgt. P.F.J. Sykes, RCAF +
Serial No: JB191
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 2-9-43 OF-B, OF-A, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O V.S. Flack +; Sgt. J.A. Hare +; F/O K.P. Rand +; F/O R.G. Boston pow; Sgt. R. Feguson +;
F/Sgt. H.N. Dunnett, RCAF +; Sgt. J. Roberts +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB720
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Actual aircraft serial number JB720/G: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 30-11-43, 156 Sqn del'd 12-12-
43 GT-?, 97 Sqn del'd 19-12-43 OF-S, SOC 11-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O J. Anstee +; Sgt. C.W. Cartwright pow; P/O A. Hazell +; F/O A.F. Stanislaus +; Sgt. R.C.
Whale +; P/O W.J. Craddock +; Sgt. P.G.L. Kerr +
Serial No: ND324
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 12 Sqn del'd 12-12-44 PH-D, SOC 12-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Kalmar, Sweden
Crew Names: F/O W. Kroeker, RCAF int; Sgt. C. Brooks int; F/O W.D. Smith, RCAF int; F/O C.E. Modeland,
RACF int; Sgt. J.F. Woodcherry int; Sgt. C.J. Butler int; P/O G.T. Wood int;
Serial No: JB541
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 27-10-43, 106 Sqn del'd 7-11-43 ZN-?, 57 Sqn del'd 10-11-43 DX-A,
SOC 10-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Stettin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O K.A.R. Douglas +; Sgt. E.A. Dickhart +; Sgt. L. Gorman +; Sgt. G.L. Waters +; Sgt. C.J.G.
Wilce +; Sgt. H. Gordon +; F/Sgt. J.F. Yabsley, RAAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ED586
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 207 Sqn del'd 2-43 EM-F
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Stettin, Germany
Crew Names: F/L G.H. Ebert, DFC +; W/C A.D. Jackson, MID +; Sgt. B.O Greenhill +; F/Sgt. F.T.M.
Sidebotham +; F/O P.N. Hodgson +; F/Sgt. J.T. Toplis +; Sgt. A.H. Nmiller +; F/Sgt. A.J.
Simmons +
Serial No: ND416
Date: 06 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 576 Sqn del'd 1-44 UL-?
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Stettin
SOC/Crash Site: Pasewalk, Germany
Crew Names: P/O J.R. Henningham, RAAF +; Sgt. A.S. Baker +; Sgt. A.S. Davis +; F/Sgt. K.F.F. Barton +; Sgt.
F.J. Wright +; Sgt. J.L. Colbourne +; Sgt. J.E. Kennison +
Serial No: ME574
Date: 07 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 18-12-43, 44 Sqn del'd 24-12-43 KM-W, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid
Target/Tasking Training
SOC/Crash Site: Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire
Crew Names: F/O E. Mercer; Sgt. H.G. Capps; P/O V.D. Purvis; Sgt. L.H. Barker; P/O A.C. Baker; Sgt. W.J.
Manley; Sgt. W.H. Welch +
Serial No: JA935
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 7 Sqn del'd 2307-43 MG-O, SOC 18-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L D.L.C. Thomas, DFC +; P/O W.A. Clegg +; F/L R. Crease, DFC +; F/L R.G. Layley +; W/O R.
Heywood, CGM +; F/Sgt. L.H.W. Whitear +; F/Sgt. L.C. Hartman +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL679
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 10-12-43 A2-J, SOC 18-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. P.E. Mason, RNZAF +; Sgt. R.F. Laishley +; F/Sgt. J.S. Gallagher, RNZAF +; F/Sgt. A.E.
Dimrock, RCAF +; F/Sgt. L. Kell, RNZAF +; Sgt. E.J. Oakley, RCAF +; Sgt. J.W. Hennis +
Serial No: JA975
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 156 Sqn del'd 15-8-43 GT-N, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Bockern, Germany
Crew Names: F/L C.R. Stannard +; F/O S. Colbert, DFC +; F/O E.W. Smith, RCAF +; W/O D.M. Davies +;
F/Sgt. G.W. Bramley +; F/Sgt. G.C. Johnson, DFM +; P/O E. Horne, DFC +
Serial No: DV191
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 207 Sqn del'd 7-43 EM-Q, EM-O
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O G.W. James +; Sgt. S.G. Pocknall pow; Sgt. E.W.H. Johnston +; F/Sgt. R.F. Barre, RCAF
pow; Sgt. S.T. Willis pow; Sgt. B. Connors pow; Sgt. A. Jeffries pow
Serial No: DS720
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 16-8-43 KO-D
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O F.S. Blackwell, RNZAF +; Sgt. D.W. McGhee +; Sgt. T.W. Soulsby +; F/O K.S. Dickins +;
F/Sgt. W.C. Berry +; P/O C.K. Waldrom, RNZAF +; F/Sgt. R.M. Oakes, RAAF +; Sgt. R.J. Harris +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DS740
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 426 Sqn, RCAF OW-?, 430 Sqn, RCAF, 432 Sqn, RCAF QO-Z
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Lagershausen, Germany
Crew Names: P/O D.A. Rae, RCAF +; Sgt. K.E. Evans +; F/O G.V. Holmes +; W/O2 D.T. Lyng, RCAF +; F/Sgt.
E.F. Howe +; Sgt. C.F. Tarr +; W/O2 W.H. Hoppus, RCAF +
Serial No: EE137
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 101 Sqn del'd 31-5-43 SR-A, SR-U, 166 Sqn del'd 5-10-43 AS-C2, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Stöckse, Germany
Crew Names: W/O V.W. Butler +; Sgt. R.E.W. Cheeseman +; Sgt. J.W. Thomas. pow; Sgt. J. Holden pow;
Sgt. F.C. Collins +; Sgt. R. Soo +; Sgt. J.M. Preston, RCAF +
Serial No: R5729
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 44 Sqn KM-W, KM-A
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Gieboldehausen, Germany
Crew Names: P/O. L. Curatolo, RCAF +; Sgt. G.H. Williams +; Sgt. P.R. Hughes +; F/Sgt. D.S. Mullen, RCAF +;
Sgt. T. Whiteley +; Sgt. S.H. Weldon +; F/Sgt. G. Armitt, RAAF +
Serial No: JB483
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 23-10-43, 83 Sqn del'd 3-11-43 OL-?, 156 Sqn del'd 23-11-43 GT-M,
SOC 19-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O G. Palmer +; W/O V.A.M. Heges, DFC, RAAF +; W/O2 H.H. Kinghorn, RCAF +; Sgt. N.R.J.
Evans +; F/Sgt. E.D. Panniers +; Sgt. K.L. Johnson +; F/Sgt. R.C. Strange, RAAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ND357
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 19-12-43 OF-?, 156 Sqn del'd 12-43 GT-G, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Kolhorn, Holland
Crew Names: W/C N.R Mansfield, DFC +; W/O C.H. Lawrence, DFM +; S/L E.S. Alexander, DFC, DFM, RCAF
+; W/O B.A. Tott +; F/L C.R. Swinney, DFC +; F/Sgt. V.N. Cawdery +; F/O G.W. Penrose +
Serial No: LM383
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 207 Sqn del'd 3-11-43 EM-R, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O P.N. Kingston, RAAF +; Sgt. G.A. Walton +; Sgt. S.H. Rattray +; Sgt. T. Bowskill, RCAF
pow; Sgt. R.E. Swann +; Sgt. J.A. Morrish +; Sgt. G.J. Ferguson, RCAF +
Serial No: LM344
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 Mu St. Athan del'd 29-8-43, 83 Sqn del'd 6-9-43 OL-?, 156 Sqn del'd 10-9-43 GT-H, SOC
19-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Watenstedt, Germany
Crew Names: P/O E.C. Bagot +; Sgt. S.F. May +; F.O F.E. Lampin, RCAF +; P/O J.F. Webster +; Sgt. A.E. Head
+; Sgt. D.A. Neal +; Sgt. A.W. Mortimer +
Serial No: JB542
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 12 Sqn del'd 27-11-43 PH-M, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Immensen, Holland
Crew Names: P/O R.S. Yell, DFC, RAAF +; Sgt. W.J.C. MacDonald +; P/O K.R. Middlemiss, DFC, RAAF +; Sgt.
T.A. Finch +; F/Sgt. J.H. Nutt +; Sgt. K.B. Reeves, DFM +; Sgt. S. Bates +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB602
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 30-11-43 HW-A, SOC 28-1-44
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Crew Names: W/O P.R.M. Neal; Sgt. R. Cull; Sgt. C. Storr; Sgt. R.F. Evans Sgt. H.A.T. Warner; Sgt. J. Mason;
Sgt. T.S. Sanders +
Serial No: DV306
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 10-43 HW-N, 550 Sqn del'd 11-43 BQ-E
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Brunswick, Germany
Crew Names: F/O D.W. Cobbin +; Sgt. F.T. Stilling +; F/O K.L. Agnew +; F/O J.L. McKeown, RCAF +; Sgt. R.
Laverick +; Sgt. L.K. Gilmar, RCAF +; Sgt. R. Willis +
Serial No: LM381
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 25-10-43 AR-?, 103 Sqn del'd 19-11-43 HW-?, 576 Sqn del'd 12-12-43
UL-E2, SOC 15-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Kollerbeck, Germany
Crew Names: F/L T.W.G. Morren pow; Sgt. B. Boothman pow; Sgt. F.C. Hickling +; Sgt. A.C. Jackson +; Sgt.
A.E. Unwin, RAAF +; Sgt. A. Barclay +; Sgt. B.E. Clarke +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JA974
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 14-8-43 OF-?, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 20-8-43 LQ-?, SOC 18-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O H.A. Floren, RCAF +; Sgt. E.C. Houlding, RCAF +; F/L W. Thatcher , RCAF +; F/O J.W.
Astbury, RCAF +; F/O J.J.H.O. Souaillard, RCAF +; W/O2 L.D. Annis, RCAF +; W/O2 N. Leone,
RCAF +
Serial No: DS850
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 432 Sqn, RCAF del'd 10-43 QO-M
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Engdener Wuste, Germany
Crew Names: F/L C.V. Wales, RCAF pow; F/Sgt. G.C. Pike, RCAF pow; Sgt. A.L.J. Thomas pow; F/Sgt. J.S.
Evans pow; F/Sgt. W.J.T. Garvey pow; Sgt. J.H. Aplin +; Sgt. R.A. Hutchinson +; F/L
G.H.Rainville, RCAF pow
Serial No: ND341
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 17-12-43, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 22-12-43 LQ-S, SOC 18-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Osterode, Germany
Crew Names: F/L W.B.B. Clouteir, DFC, RCAF +; F/P E.A. Sanderson, RCAF +; Sgt. C.A. Dunnett pow; F/O
S.E. Neville pow; P/O J.J. March, RCAF pow; Sgt. K.S. Joslyn +; P/O A.S. Parker, RCAF +;
W/O2 A.K. Lawrence, RCAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB726
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 Mu St. Athan del'd 1-12-43, 156 Sqn del'd 12-12-43, GT-?, 97 Sqn del'd 19-12-43 OF-Y,
SOC 19-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O W. Hodgson +; Sgt. N.R. Smith +; Sgt. D.H.W. Cook +; Sgt. J.C. Nicol +; Sgt. P.J. Bennett
+; Sgt. H.E. Mottishaw +; Sgt. R.W. Gooch +
Serial No: ND423
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 1-44 LQ-K
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O G. Drimmie, DFC, RCAF +; Sgt. E.A. Lane +; R.B. Jarvie +; F/O J.F. Gilbey, RCAF +; Sgt. J.J.
Waddell +; F/Sgt. R.F. Peterson, RCAF +; Sgt. D.F. Smith +;
Serial No: JB295
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 49 Sqn del'd 17-9-43 EA-R, SOC 21-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Reppner, Germany
Crew Names: F/L A.T. Lawson-Tancred +; Sgt. H.D. Jerrard pow; F/Sgt. W.E. Branigan pow; Sgt. D.H. Shaw
+; Sgt. T.J. Smith +; Sgt. E.T.E. Sullivan +; Sgt. R. Phipps +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL673
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 30-11-43 KO-G, SOC 18-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Gittelde, Germany
Crew Names: F/L J.H. Christiansen, RNZAF +; F/L R.A. Vinson +; Sgt. R.A. Rodhouse +; F/O G.L. Downer,
DFC +; F/O C.H. Wright, RNZAF +; F/O F.A. Braithwaite, RNZAF +; Sgt. A. Kewin +; P/O J.L.
Boswell-Kitching, RNZAF +
Serial No: DV404
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 166 Sqn del'd 12-44 AS-Z
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Brunswick, Germany
Crew Names: W/C C. Scragg, MBE, AFC pow; Sgt. D.A. Abbott +; F/Sgt. E.S. Brown +; F/O F.E. Claydon +;
F/Sgt. H. Fewster +; W/O A.E. Barnes +; F/Sgt. D.R. Taylor +
Serial No: DS767
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 408 Sqn, RCAF EQ-Q
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O L.L.H. Hansen, RCAF +; Sgt. B.G. Capel +; P/O C.C.V.D. Spencer, RCAF +; P/O J.A. Earle,
RCAF +; P/O S. Dawson +; W/O2 J.B. Cameron, RCAF +; W/O2 H. MacLennan, RCAF +
Serial No: ME576
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 20-12-43, 626 Sqn del'd 1-1-44 UM-A2, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Halberstadt, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. K.M. Elkington +; Sgt. B.G. Martin +; Sgt R.C. McLaren +; F/Sgt. A.M. Goodall, RCAF +;
Sgt. L.J. Pasfield +; Sgt. M.A. Brooks +; Sgt. A.A. Johnson +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LM367
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Controller of Research and Development (CRD) at Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) Defford
del'd 17-9-43, 32 MU St. Athan del'd 19-9-43, 101 Sqn (ABC equipped) del'd 19-10-43 SR-C,
SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Lautenhal, Germany
Crew Names: F/L T.W. Rowland, DFC +; Sgt. R.A. Allison +; F/O D.G.J. Higgs, DFC +; F/Sgt. W.H. Yuill +;
F/Sgt. P.H. Lamprey +; Sgt. R.S. Cornwell +; Sgt. R. Bateman +; Sgt. H.G. Clements +
Serial No: DV287
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 101 Sqn (ABC equipped) del'd 10-43 SR-N
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Klazienaveen, Holland
Crew Names: P/O J.W. Slater +; F/Sgt. M.C. Patterson +; Sgt. A.W.L. Schneider +; F/O A.H. Walmsley evd;
P/O S.E. Watchorn +; Sgt. P. Mitchell +; F/Sgt. J.F. Stafford +; Sgt. L. Easdon +; Sgt. G.T.
McLatchie +
Serial No: JA905
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 83 Sqn del'd 16-7-43 OL-?, 7 Sqn del'd 18-7-43 MG-K, MG-V, SOC 18-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L J.V. Newton, RAAF +; F/L R.B. Wharmby +; Sgt. W.H. Holmes +; F/O A.R. Broadbent +;
F/Sgt. D.E.C. Bunting +; Sgt. S.W. Bury +; P/O F.W. Harding +; P/O J.N. Richards +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DV369
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 207 Sqn del'd 11-43 EM-D
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O D.C. Balfour, RAAF +; Sgt. E. Colwill pow; Sgt. E.E.L. Richardson pow; Sgt. H. Taylor pow;
Sgt. E.V. Yeo pow; Sgt. L.C. Smart, RCAF pow; Sgt. J.F. Potter pow; Sgt. J.H. Fraser, RCAF pow
Serial No: ME566
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 13-12-43, 32 MU St. Athan del'd 19-12-43, 101 Sqn (ABC
equipped) del'd 6-1-44 SR-S, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. D.J. Bruce +; Sgt. C.D. Panes +; Sgt. B.V. Howard +; Sgt. A.E. Spencer +; F/Sgt. W.G.
Handcock +; P/O R.P. McM. Bagg +; Sgt. D. Charlton +; Sgt. G. Richards +
Serial No: LL685
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 12-12-43 KO-? (Not Taken Up), 514 Sqn del'd 12-12-43 A2-G, JI-G, SOC 18-1-
44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Bennebostel, Germany
Crew Names: S/L E.F. Sly, DFC +; F/O P.F. Boulter +; F/O J.L. Martin, RCAF +; P/O E.H. Thomas, DFM, RCAF
+; P/O W.L. Harvey, DFM, RNZAF +; F/O J.A. Sneddon, DFM, RCAF +; P/O F.G. Rosher, DFM +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JA698
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 28-6-43, 156 Sqn del'd 7-7-43 GT-C, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Brunswisk, Germany
Crew Names: F/O D.R. Illingworth pow; Sgt. N. Gent pow; Sgt. H.W. Thornton pow; F/sgt. P.C. King +; Sgt.
A.W. Sherry pow; Sgt. A.E. Gates pow; Sgt. R.A.W. Keetch +
Serial No: JB398
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 2-10-43, A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 3-10-43, 7 Sqn del'd 17-10-43 MG-
C, SOC 15-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Torfhaus, Germany
Crew Names: F/O R.J. Croxford +; Sgt. L.W. Clarke pow; P/O H.W. Bacon pow; P/O W.J. Evans +; W/O F.P.
Jones +; F/L P.R. Henry, MID +; F/Sgt. C.L.Y. Wilkins +
Serial No: W4163
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 50 Sqn del'd 9-42 VN-N, VN-M, 20 MU Aston Down, 1667 HCU, 622 Sqn GI-A
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Mildenhall, Suffolk
Crew Names: S/L J. Martin; F/sgt. P.A. Thompson; P/O H. Fielding; F/O J. Vaughan; F/O I.L. Grainger; F/O
K. Pollard; Sgt. T.V.W. Rigby; Sgt. J. Towns
Serial No: ND421
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 1-44 OF-S
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Island of Texel
Crew Names: F/L K.M. Steven, DFC +; F/Sgt. A.C. East pow; F/Sgt. S.B. Stevenson, DFM +; F/O R.R. Brown
pow; F/Sgt. W.C. Gadsby +; W/O C.J. Skinner +; Sgt. L.N.J. Laver +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ED721
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 49 Sqn del'd 3-43 EA-?, 9 Sqn del'd 10-43 WS-S
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Bartolfelde, Germany
Crew Names: P/O E.J. Argent +; Sgt. W. Lyons pow; F/O F.E. Forshew +; Sgt. H.T. Jolliffe pow; Sgt. G.
Fradley +; F/Sgt. A.K. Trecena, RAAF +; F/Sgt. D.A. Powley, RCAF +
Serial No: ME585
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 31-12-43, 576 Sqn del'd 7-1-44 UL-H2, SOC 16-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Bruchhausen, Germany
Crew Names: Sgt. D.C. Mann +; Sgt. J.W.T. Anderson +; F/O B.N.J. Price +; Sgt. R. Mosley +; Sgt. F.D.
Robbins +; Sgt. J.K. Mosman +; Sgt. R.L. McManus, RCAF +
Serial No: JB141
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 24-8-43 HW-C, 626 Sqn del'd 11-11-43 UM-N2, SOC 19-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Heiningen, Holland
Crew Names: F/Sgt. N.E. West +; Sgt. G.E. Powell +; Sgt. A. Bell +; Sgt. J.F. Stanley +; Sgt. C.F. Wheatstone
+; Sgt. J.J. Smith +; Sgt. G. Upfold +
Serial No: LL699
Date: 15 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 408 Sqn, RCAF del'd 19-12-43 EQ-C, SOC 7-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Brunswick
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O W.H. Timmins, RCAF +; Sgt. A.W. Tattersfield +; F/O W.R. Glen, RCAF pow; Sgt. A.R.
Williams, RCAF +; F/Sgt. G. Deighton +; Sgt. M.L. Wiper, RCAF +; Sgt. L.A. Carr, RCAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ED918
Date: 20 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Actual Serial Number ED918/G: Type 464 (Provisioning) Lanc, 617 Sqn del'd 30-4-43 AJ-F,
used occasionally for operations, trials and training duties by No. 54 Base at nearby
Coningsby (No. 54 Base included Coningsby, Metheringham and Scampton), SOC 12-4-44
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid
Target/Tasking Training
SOC/Crash Site: Snettisham, Norfolk
Crew Names: F/L T.V. O'Shaughnessy +; F/O A.D. Holding +; F/O G.A. Kendrick inj; F/O A. Ward inj
Serial No: ND367
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 156 Sqn del'd 20-12-43 GT-? (Not Taken Up), 7 Sqn del'd 20-12-43 MG-?, 97 Sqn del'd 30-
12-43 OF-K, , SOC 28-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Zahrensdorf, Germany
Crew Names: P/O C.A. Wakley +; Sgt. G. Taylor pow; Sgt. A.J. Alexander pow; Sgt. E. Love pow; Sgt. R.G.W.
Climo +; Sgt. J. Tye +; T/Sgt. B.H. Stedman, USAAF +
Serial No: LM387
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 17-11-43, 101 Sqn (ABC equipped) del'd 19-12-43 SR-O, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O S.W.W. Perry, RCAF +; Sgt. T.W. Durie +; F/Sgt. N.G. Dowler, RCAF +; Sgt. R.A. Hart +;
Sgt. P.F. Searle +; F/O R.J. Wilson +; W/O F. Stokes +; Sgt. W.E. Whitfield +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: R5483
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 2-42 OF-D, 1654 HCU del'd 4-43, 622 Sqn GI-D
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L D.A. Clayton, RCAF +; Sgt. S.E. James, RAAF +; F/Sgt. H. Graham +; P/O W.H. Davies +;
Sgt. D.F. Bache +; Sgt. W.G.J. Shields +; Sgt. F. Mosley +; F/Sgt. P.J. Maher, RCAF +
Serial No: LL650
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 17-11-43 JI-? (Not Taken Up), 115 Sqn del'd 17-11-43 A4-J, SOC 24-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Teltow, Germany
Crew Names: P/O D. Canning +; F/Sgt. R. Brotherton +; Sgt. J.D. Groves +; F/Sgt. B.J. Lobb, RCAF +; Sgt. J.
Hill +; Sgt. A. Mickus +; F/Sgt. W.F.J. Hocking pow
Serial No: JB419
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 57 Sqn del'd 7-10-43 DX-E, SOC 25-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Kienberg, Germany
Crew Names: P/O J.C. MacGillivray, RCAF +; Sgt. F. Wilson +; F/Sgt. N. Cotterall +; Sgt. J.S. Whittle pow;
Sgt. R.S.W. Cowdrey +; Sgt. D.R. Mills +; F/Sgt. J.P. Irwin, RAAF +
Serial No: LL628
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 426 Sqn, RCAF del'd 7-11-43 OW-Y, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L L.N. McCaig, DFC, RCAF +; P/O R.W. Elliot +; P/O R.J. Orr, RCAF +; P/O R.D. Polson, RCAF
+; F/Sgt. T.J. Preece, RCAF +; P/O G.R. Ketcher, DFM, RCAF +; W/O2 E.S. Hawkes, DFC, RCAF
+
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ED698
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 57 Sqn DX-?, 630 Sqn LE-?, 207 Sqn EM-S
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Spilsby, Lincolnshire
Crew Names: P/O V.J. Glann, RAAF; Sgt. S.W. Carter; Sgt. G.V. Malon; F/O R.W. Jew, RAAF; F/Sgt. A.J.
Paterson, RAAF; P/O R.H. Wybrants; Sgt. G. Littlemore
Serial No: ND414
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 83 Sqn del'd 1-44 OL-K
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Grossziehten, Germany
Crew Names: S/L A.P. Jones pow; Sgt. W.S. Traves +; F/L N. Bulter pow; Sgt. J.H. Gainsborough-Allen +;
P/O E. Anderson +; F/Sgt. E.R. Jacobs +; F/O H.L.G. Dodson, DFM +
Serial No: R5862
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 44 Sqn KM-V, 1660 HCU, 166 Sqn AS-?
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berln, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. R.W. Sutton +; Sgt. D.J. Edwards +; Sgt. M.F. Early pow; F/Sgt. L.W. Mattin, RCAF +;
F/Sgt. C.B. Jeffery, RAAF +; Sgt. A.A. Mansfield +; Sgt. C.H. Rusk, RCAF pow
Serial No: JB739
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 11-12-43 AR-E, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Dorf Mecklenburg, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. A.L. Lynch, RAAF +; Sgt. E. Mortimer +; F/Sgt. H.S. Trinder, RAAF pow; F/O J.D.
Vaughan, RAAF pow; F/Sgt. J.A. Cassidy, RAAF pow; F/O D. Alexandratos, RAAF pow; F/O L.J.
Lawler, RAAF pow
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: R5915
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 9 Sqn WS-X, 97 Sqn OF-Q, 1660 HCU, 622 Sqn GI-P
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Havekost, Germany
Crew Names:
Serial No: ND368
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 7 Sqn del'd 21-12-43 MG-U, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Doberitz, Germany
Crew Names: S/L M.J. Baird-Smith, DFC pow; P/O D.C. Johnston +; F/O F.O Waddington, DFM pow; Sgt.
E.F. Bartholomew inj; F/L R.J. Andrews +; F/L R.N. Ridley +; W/O W.D. Brown +
Serial No: JB461
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) Defford del'd 11-10-43, 83 Sqn del'd 18-11-43 OL-E, OL-Z, OL-
A, OL-L, SOC 26-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L R. King, DFC, RAAF pow; F/Sgt. K.E.L. Farmelo +; P/O H.E. Borrow, DFM +; F/L W.G. Ross,
DFC, DFM +; FS/Sgt. D.J. Phelan +; F/Sgt. E.D. MacPherson, DFM +; F/Sgt. R.A. Adams, DFM +
Serial No: ED974
Date: 21 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) Defford del'd 13-5-43 possibly for trails with H2S Mk.III, 83
Sqn del'd 24-5-43 OL-Y, SOC 26-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O G.I. Ransom, RCAF +; Sgt. G.SA. MacKinnon pow; F/Sgt. C.F. Plumb +; F/Sgt. F.T. West +;
F/Sgt. A.W. Coote +; Sgt. P.V.D.V. Vickers +; F/Sgt. A.E. Millard, DFM +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DS790
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 408 Sqn, RCAF del'd 11-43 EQ-B
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O J.B. Mill, RCAF pow; F/L J.B. Dinning, RCAF pow; Sgt. A. Elliot +; F/O G.M. Reid +; P/O W.
Johnston pow; F/Sgt. C. Rankin +; Sgt. C. Currie, RCAF +; F/Sgt. H.D. Jones +
Serial No: JB299
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 17-9-43, 97 Sqn del'd 21-9-43 OF-D, SOC 28-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L F.J. Roberts, DFc +; Sgt. E.J. Devine +; F/Sgt. R. Dudley, DFM +; F/Sgt. G. Young, DFM +;
Sgt. F. Martin +; F/Sgt. P.A. Marsh, RAAF +; W/O2 W.A. Parsley, RCAF +
Serial No: JB408
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 9-10-43, 156 Sqn del'd 18-10-43 GT-?, 7 Sqn del'd 21-10-43 MG-U,
MG-A, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L I.J. Robertson, RAAF +; Sgt. D.G.L. Lucas +; F/O C.H. Glossop +; F/Sgt. A.J. Hannah, RNZAF
+; Sgt. F. Hilton +; W/O B.E.R. Whitehouse, DFC +; Sgt. E.S. Weatherill +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JA912
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 17-7043, 156 Sqn del'd 22-7-43 GT-O, SOC 25-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Magdeburg, Germany
Crew Names: F/L L. Kilvington, DFC, RAAF pow; F/Sgt. C. Rogers pow; F/L A. Muggeridge, RNZAF pow; F/L
F.C.W. Healey, RAAF pow; F/Sgt. B.H. Heasman pow; F/Sgt. S. Galley pow; F/L T.R.
Thompson pow
Serial No: ND366
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 20-12-43, 166 Sqn del'd 24-12-43 AS-?, 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 21-1-44
AR-?, SOC 2-2-44
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Westgate Hill, Caistor, Lincolnshire
Crew Names: F/Sgt. P.A. Teece, RAAF inj; Sgt. R.S. Hollingum inj; F/Sgt. W. McIntyre inj; Sgt. J. Allison inj;
F/Sgt. R. Mansfield, RAAF inj; Sgt. P.C. Robins inj; Sgt. G.T. Norwood inj
Serial No: DS843
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 432 Sqn, RCAF del'd 10-43 QO-O
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Magdeburg, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. J.S. Poole +; Sgt. J.H. Williams pow; F./Sgt. W.M. Thomson pow; P/O M.P. Bailhache
pow; F/Sgt. E.M. Myer +; Sgt. D.L. Pocock, RCAF +; F/Sgt. W.J. O'Donnell, RAAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LM390
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 166 Sqn del'd 21-11-43 AS-F, SOC 25-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. A. Caile +; Sgt. W.J.T. Finch +; F/sgt. J.E. Hands +; Sg H. Landau +; Sgt. F. Cottee +; Sgt.
L. Collins +; Sgt. J. Lynch +
Serial No: JB365
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 26-9-43, 83 Sqn del'd 13-11-43 OL-A, OL-Z, OL-G, SOC 26-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Magdeburg, Germany
Crew Names: F/O W.K. Hutton, RAAF +; Sgt. J.O. Lightfoot pow; P/O G.M.D. Breaden, RAAF pow; F/Sgt.
A.F. McInnes, RAAF pow; F/O J.W. Houston, DFM pow; F/Sgt. R.E. Walker, RAAF +; Sgt. R.H.
Easton +
Serial No: JB488
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 21-10-43, 7 Sqn del'd 24-10-43 MG-?, 83 Sqn del'd 6-11-43 OL-X,
SOC 26-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Stendal, Germany
Crew Names: F/O J.C.H. Davies +; Sgt. R. Richardson +; F/O L.R. Long, RAAF pow; F/Sgt. H.F. Smith +;
F/Sgt. F.W. Edwards +; Sgt. A.E. Watkins +; F/O A.F. Abbott +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DS777
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 5-9-43 KO-C, A4-C
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Magdeburg, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. E.D. Moncrieff, RAAF +; Sgt. C.V. Luck pow; F/Sgt. R.B. Becker, RCAF pow; F/Sgt. A.G.
Davison, RAAF pow; Sgt. K.W.J. Baxter +; Sgt. J.W. Shelton +; Sgt. P. Lynch +
Serial No: JB188
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 31-8-43, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 8-9-43 LQ-?, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O K.C. Wilson, RCAF +; Sgt. N. Pyke +; F/O L.G. Speyer, RCAF +; Sgt. W. Good +; Sgt. R.R.
Stevens +; Sgt. B.R. Morrison, RCAF +; Sgt. J.H. Paul +
Serial No: LL680
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 10-12-43 KO-? (Not Taken Up), 514 Sqn del'd 10-12-43 A2-H, SOC 28-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O V.H. Vizer pow; Sgt. K.Foyle +; Sgt. E.S. Love +; Sgt. C.J. McLoughlin +; Sgt. E.J. Pitman +;
Sgt. J.D. Barker +; Sgt. L.T. Gardiner +
Serial No: W4852
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 103 Sqn PM-?, 15 Sqn LS-B, 1654 HCU, 15 Sqn del'd 12-43 LS-B
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/sgt. R.J. Butler +; Sgt. C.E. Smith +; F/Sgt. J.S. Bergin, RNZAF +; F/Sgt. W.R. Jager, RAAF +;
F/Sgt. R.F.B. Holborow +; Sgt. A.B. Summers +; Sgt. K.A. Porteous +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: R5565
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 83 Sqn OL-K, 46 MU, Navigation Training Unit (PFF) del'd 9-42 used for GEE training, 61 Sqn
QR-S
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: Sgt. T. Martin +; Sgt. G.J. Davies +;F/Sgt. W.D. James +; Sgt. J.S. Smith +; Sgt. C.A. Ponder +;
Sgt. C.R. Tingle +; Sgt. L. Horrocks +
Serial No: LL627
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 3-111-43 A2-C, JI-U, SOC 28-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: off Kornwerderzand, Ijsselmeer, Holl
Crew Names: F/Sgt. R.A.J. Bennett, RCAF +; Sgt. K.A. Lowery +; F/Sgt. T.W. Dodd, RCAF +; Sgt. W.L. Baker,
RCAF +; F/Sgt. P.W. Upton +; Sgt. A. Brettell +; W/O D.J. Huges +
Serial No: DV263
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 44 Sqn del'd 9-43 KM-L, KM-M
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L J. Ruddick +; Sgt. D.A. Ferguson +; Sgt. D.C. Mirams +; Sgt. D.C. Duggan +; Sgt. E. Balaam
+; F/Sgt. E.W. Proctor +; F/Sgt. R.J. O'Connell +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL724
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 408 Sqn, RCAF del'd 2-1-44 EQ-?, SOC c.1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Wesendorf, Germany
Crew Names: F/O L.F. Legrace, RCAF +; Sgt. W.G. Atkins +; F/O J.B. Mahoney, RCAF +; F/Sgt. D.A.
McDonald, RCAF +; F/O D.R. Hunter, RCAF +; F/Sgt. W.A. Peterson, RCAF +; Sgt. W.J.
Douglas, RCAF
Serial No: ED803
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF PO-B
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O J. Mitchell, RAAF +; Sgt. J.A. Atkinson +; F/O K.W.P. Francis, RAAF +; F/Sgt. R.R.
Corcoran, RAF +; Sgt. W. Summers +; F/O L.W. Pearse, RAAF +; F/Sgt. R.D. Gallagher, RAAF +
Serial No: EE107
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 22-5-43 OF-F, OF-L, 100 Sqn deld 24-11-43 HW-U, 550 Sqn del'd unknown BQ-
?, SOC 25-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: W/O G.K. Peasgood +; Sgt. S. Sykes pow; F/Sgt. W.P. Morries, RCAF +; F/Sgt. G. Walker +;
F/Sgt. S.J. Richards +; Sgt. S.J.L. Jones +; Sgt. P.P. Clarkin +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB294
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 1660 HCU del'd 14-9-43, 630 Sqn del'd 4-1-44 LE-?, SOC 25-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. J.W. Homewood +; Sgt. W.G. Yorke +; F/Sgt. A.W. Reedman +; Sgt P.J. Walker pow;
Sgt. A.C. Stopp +; Sgt. J.D. Morris +; F/Sgt. M. Marks, RCAF +
Serial No: R5895
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn CF del'd 21-7-42, 1660 HCU del'd late 1942, 38MU, 207 Sqn del'd 21-8-43 EM-B
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O J.M. Read +; Sgt. L.F. Abel +; P/O R.W. Sharp +; P/O C. Travers, RCAF +; Sgt. R.A.B.
Boydon +; Sgt. R. Codling +; F/Sgt. E.C. Clunas, RAAF +
Serial No: JB702
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 24-11-43 AR-M, SOC 26-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Ranies, Germany
Crew Names: F/sgt. R.N. Allan, RAAF +; Sgt. W.A. McCauley +; F/Sgt. E.G. Thomas, RAAF +; F/Sgt. M.R.
Trout, RAAF +; F/Sgt. W.R. Chadwick, RAAF +; F/Sgt. C.W. Reed, RAAF +; F/Sgt. C.C. Liersch,
RAAF +
Serial No: DS824
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn JI-K
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: IJsselmeer, Holland
Crew Names: P/O J.K. Williams +; Sgt. J.R. Keenen +; F/Sgt. L.N. Millis +; F/O D.F. Henshaw +; F/Sgt. W.H.
Chapman, RAAF +; Sgt. A. Pratt +; F/sgt. E.A. Lane +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL672
Date: 22 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 29-11-43 A2-C, SOC 28-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Magdeburg
SOC/Crash Site: Perleberg, Germany
Crew Names: F/L J.M.J. Bourke, RCAF pow; Sgt. P. McQueeney +; Sgt. S.G. Cuttler pow; F/O J.E.S. Clare,
RACF pow; Sgt. R.L. Smith pow; Sgt. J. Brewer pow; Sgt. A. Williston, RCAF +
Serial No: DS839
Date: 23 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 432 Sqn, RCAF, 1679 HCF
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid
Target/Tasking Training
SOC/Crash Site: Seyandam Park, Ridgmont, Bedforshi
Crew Names: F/L R.M. Grove, USAAF +; Sgt. L. Thompson +; F/Sgt. F.W. MacDonald, RCAF +; F/O R.W.
Grosser, RCAF +; F/Sgt. J.J. Farrell, RCAF +; Sgt. S.A. Carr, RCAF +; F/Sgt. L.I. Hogan, RCAF +
Serial No: JB308
Date: 24 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 18-9-43, 7 Sqn del'd 25-9-43 MG-B, SOC 5-7-44
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid
Target/Tasking Training
SOC/Crash Site: Oakington, Cambridgeshire
Crew Names: P/O C.R. Power, RCAF, plus crew
Serial No: JB277
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 103 Sqn del'd 11-9-43 PM-M, SOC 29-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O F.A. Whitehead +, Sgt. A.G. Palmer +; F/O L.J. Slatter +; Sgt. D.W.A. Udall +; Sgt. W.
Speakman +; F/Sgt. J.M. Cassady, RCAF +; Sgt. D. Monor +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DS709
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 426 Sqn, RCAF OW-?, 408 Sqn, RCAF EQ-P, EQ-K, EQ-P
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Reichenwalde, Germany
Crew Names: F/L E.E. Kearl, DFC, RCAF +; F/O E.R. Proud, RCAF +; P/O A.C. Brown pow; P/O J.P.D. Parise,
RCAF +; F/Sgt. A. Smith, RCAF +; P/O J. Adamson +; F/Sgt. J.A. MacLean, RCAF +; F/Sgt. J.F.
McMannus, RCAF +
Serial No: ED539
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 23-1-43 PO-V, PO-P
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O C. O'Brien, RAAF +; Sgt. D.J. Coombe +; Sgt. H. Boardley +; F/O G.H. Sudds +; F/Sgt. W.J.
Simpson, RAAF +; Sgt. J.J. Melling +; Sgt. F.H. Doncaster +
Serial No: JB283
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 12 Sqn del'd 16-9-43 PH-W, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Ehren, Germany
Crew Names: S/L H.W. Goule, DFC +; Sgt. H.S. Howie +; Sgt. W.R.W. Moller, RAAF pow; Sgt. D.W. Price +;
P/O F.M. Kelleher +; F/sgt. F.S. Carran, RAAF +; F/Sgt. B.K. Maunsell, RAAF +
Serial No: DV400
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 61 Sqn QR-Y
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O R.A. West +; Sgt. W. Warburton +; F/O A.V. Beetch +; F/Sgt. L.W. Cuming, RCAF +; Sgt.
B. Clark +; Sgt. A.P. Brander, RAAF +; P/O F. Langley +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL674
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 2-12-43 A2-D, SOC 26-2-44
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire
Crew Names: F/Sgt. H.J. Symmons; F/Sgt. N. Hall, plus 6 crew
Serial No: ND461
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 625 Sqn del'd 1-44 CF-W
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Gournay-en-Bray, France
Crew Names: P/O R.J. Cook, DFM +; Sgt. D. Brown evd; F/Sgt. J. Berger pow; Sgt. V.H. Thompson pow; Sgt.
R.M. Henderson pow; P/O R.V. Weller pow; Sgt. J. Ringwood, DFM +
Serial No: ED624
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 1660 HCU del'd 4-43, 622 Sqn del'd 12-43 GI-G
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. H.H. Craig +; Sgt. D. Dart +; F/Sgt. E.B. Sutherland, RCAF pow; F/O G.G. Sproule, RCAF
pow; Sgt. B.P. Dineen +; Sgt. F.G. Aldred +; Sgt. F.W. Flower +
Serial No: LL638
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 432 Sqn, RCAF del'd 9-1-44 QO-M, SOC c.2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Schmöckwitz, Germany
Crew Names: P/O D.J. Patersn, RCAF +; Sgt. W.R. Greenaway +; F/O A.D.G. Bell, RCAF +; P/O F.W. Heinen,
RCAF +; F/Sgt. C.A. Shearwood, RCAF +; F/sgt. R.P. Wilson, RCAF +; P/O A.S. Gates, RCAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DS849
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 408 Sqn, RCAF EQ-X
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L S.R.W. Laine, RCAF +; F/O J.J. Baker, RCAF +; P/O A.E. Jones +; P/O J.G. Broadfoot, RCAF
+; F/Sgt. R.J. Bradley, RCAF +; P/O D.L. Wright +; F/Sgt. G.H. Scott, RCAF +; F/Sgt. R.A.
MacKay, RCAF +
Serial No: ME563
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 8-12-43, RAF Waddington del'd 22-12-43, 463 Sqn, RAAF del'd 29-
12-43 JO-N, JO-L, SOC 2-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Teltow, Germany
Crew Names: F/O A.J.D. Leslie, RAAF +; Sgt. R.R. Jones +; W/O T.V. Finn, DFM +; F/O F.S.G. Chidget, RAAF
+; F/Sgt. D.G. Barrett, RAAF +; Sgt. A. Wiggins +; Sgt. J. Falconer +
Serial No: JB366
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 57 Sqn del'd 27-9-43 DX-S, DX-N, SOC 1-2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O A.O. Wright +; Sgt. J.K. English pow; F/Sgt. D.N. Marsh pow; F/Sgt. J.D. Rennie, RCAF
pow; Sgt. G.J. Huxtable pow; Sgt .R. Anderson +; F/Sgt. R.A. Cook, RAAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB360
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 49 Sqn del'd 27-9-43 EA-M, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O K.O. Barnes, DFC, RAAF +; Sgt. G.E. Greenwood +; F/Sgt. J.C. Atkinson pow; F/Sgt. D.
Grimley pow; Sgt. A. Marshall pow; F/Sgt. D.W. McPhee, RCAF pow; W/O1 J.T. Hill, RCAF +
Serial No: JA860
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 7-7-43 AR-C2, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. W.R. McLachlan, RAAF +; Sgt. W.V. Murrray +; Sgt. R.C. Yates +; Sgt. J.M. Jones +;
F/Sgt. R.J. Rofe, RAAF pow; F/Sgt. W.A. Jonas, RAAF pow; Sgt. R.D. White pow
Serial No: DS686
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 426 Sqn, RCAF del'd 6-43 OW-D
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L T.R. Shaw, RCAF +; Sgt. T.R. King +; F/O B.E. Lynn, RCAF +; PF/O J.H. Dodge, RCAF +; Sgt.
J.V. Langston pow; Sgt. D.L. Huband, RCAF +; F/Sgt. H. Ellis, RCAF +
Serial No: JB358
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 12 Sqn del'd 25-9-43 PH-J, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Frankfurt, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. E.A. Webb, RAAF pow; Sgt. EJ.T. Boardman pow; F/sgt. G.J. Munro pow; Sgt. D.C.
Bruce pow; F/Sgt. R.B. McLean, RAAFf pow; Sgt. R. Jenks pow; Sgt. F.C. Vaughan pow
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL745
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 9 Sqn del'd 22-12-43 WS-M, SOC 30-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Sultzhal, Munich, Germany
Crew Names: F/L S. James +; Sgt. G.R. Tomlinson +; F/Sgt. A.W. Archer +; F/Sgt. A. Howie pow; Sgt. R.E.
Burke +; Sgt. M.W. Chivers pow; F/Sgt. H. Croxson pow
Serial No: LL668
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 24-11-43 JI-? (Not Taken Up), 115 Sqn del'd 24-11-43 KO-?, SOC 1-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Steinberg, Germany
Crew Names: F/O W.W. Ryder +; Sgt. G.W. Rawlings +; F/Sgt. R.J. Rouse +; F/O H.B.D. Pringle +; Sgt. R.J.C.
Iles +; Sgt. A.M. Miller +; Sgt P. Neil +
Serial No: LL721
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 426 Sqn, RCAF del'd 24-12-43 OW-U, SOC 7-2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Rausslitz, Germnay
Crew Names: F/L M. Wilson, RCAF pow; Sgt. W. Lawson +; F/O J.P.A.R. St. Jacques, RCAF pow; F/O L.H.
Power, RCAF pow; F/Sgt. M.N. MacDonald, RCAF +; Sgt. A. Carlson +; W/O2 W.A. Park, RCAF
+
Serial No: ME593
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 6-1-44, 576 Sqn del'd 8-1-44 UL-T2, SOC 29-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: Sgt. E.W.J. Ebsworth +; Sgt. J. Novell +; F/O T.C. Laing +; Sgt. G.A. Porter +; Sgt. G. West +;
Sgt. L.R.H. Michell +; Sgt. W.C. Boot +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DS710
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 426 Sqn, RCAF 8-43 OW-?, 408 Sqn, RCAF EQ-A
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Wurges, Germany
Crew Names: S/L C.W. Smith, DFC, RCAF +; F/O H.R. Wilson, RCAF +; Sgt. M.F.R. Sorton +; F/O D.MacD.
Sim, RCAF +; F/O J.D. Teskey, RCAF +; F/O T.K. Canning, RCAF +; F/Sgt. C.W. Frauts, RCAF +;
P/O J.G. Bennett, RCAF +
Serial No: DS775
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 408 Sqn, RCAF EQ-?, 426 Sqn, RCAF del'd 9-43 OW-W
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Kade, Germany
Crew Names: F/L A.T. Martens +; Sgt. W.L. Pritchard +; F/Sgt. F.J. Trevithick pow; W/O E.J. Houston, RCAF
pow; Sgt. A.J. Belton +; Sgt. A. Brooks, RCAF +; Sgt. R.S. Chesters +
Serial No: LM380
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 22-10-43 AR-?, 626 Sqn del'd 9-11-43 UM-S2, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Katzenelnbogen, Germany
Crew Names: F/L W.N. Belfrod, RAAF +; Sgt. H. Hill +; F/Sgt. A.J.P. Lee pow; Sgt. J.C. Lee +; Sgt. T.S. Trinder
+; Sgt. H.H. Mewburn +; F/Sgt. R. Gould, RAAF +
Serial No: ED323
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn OF-O, 1661 HCU del'd 5-43 GP-O, 15 Sqn del'd 12-43 LS-D
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O G. Clarke +; Sgt. R.F. King pow; Sgt. N.A. Mitchell pow; W/O1 G.P. White, RCAF +; F/Sgt.
E.L Gold pow; F/Sgt. L.I. Probett, RNZAF pow; F/Sgt. I.A. McPhee, RCAF pow
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB296
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 1656 HCU del'd 14-9-43, 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 10-11-43 AR-?, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: S/L L.J. Simpson, DFC, RAAF pow; F/Sgg. J. Nairrn pow; F/O A. Kennedy, RAAF pow; P/O
C.W. McLoead pow; F/O A.R.B. Schrock, RAAF pow; F/O J.A. Rydings, RAAF pow; P/O A.G/
Osborn, RAAF pow
Serial No: W4996
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 101 Sqn SR-G, SR-G2, 166 Sqn del'd 10-43 AS-R
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O R.E. Hicks +; Sgt. J.W. Swann +; F/O A.E. Crook +; Sgt. D.K. Ashton +; Sgt. J.T.
Ravenscroft +; Sgt. A.J. Holdom +; Sgt. H.B. Bell +
Serial No: JB637
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 7-11-43, 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 23-11-43 AR-?, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: W/O R.J. Power, RAAF +; Sgt. A.W. MacKenzie +; P/O S. Whiteside, RAAF +; F/Sgt. E.W.J.
Hurley, RAAF +; P/O J.A. Kerby, RAAF +; F/Sgt. J.F. Worley, RAAF +; Sgt. A.E. Wortley +
Serial No: JB650
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 12 Sqn del'd 11-11-43 PH-E, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Gomze, Belgium
Crew Names: F/L E. Grannum evd; P/O R.G. Hoare evd; P/O R.H. Taylor evd; P/O D.R. Murphy pow; F/Sgt.
J. Quinn evd; Sgt. K. Singleton pow; Sgt. H. Owen pow
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DV231
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) Defford del'd 9-42, 101 Sqn (ABC equipped) SR-A
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Hollenstedt, Germany
Crew Names: F/sgt. A. Sandford +; Sgt. A.H. Smallman pow; Sgt. E.E. Baron +; Sgt. R.T. Ottewell +; Sgt. T.D.
Simpson +; F/O J. Clark +; Sgt. K. Bartholomew +; Sgt. E.H. Alcock +
Serial No: LL688
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 426 Sqn, RCAF del'd 19-12-43 OW-R, SOC 7-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O R.E. Countess, RCAF +; W/O2 L.H. Patterson, RCAF +; Sgt. A. Readdy +; F/O K.A.
Solmundsson, RCAF +; F/Sgt. M. Kwas, RCAF +; F/Sgt. W.G, Filer +; F/Sgt. T.A. Thomson,
RCAF +; F/Sgt. V.M. Lawson, RCAF +
Serial No: LL682
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 10-12-43 KO-P, SOC 1-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/sgt. A.C.N. Morris +; Sgt. F.W. Booth +; Sgt. W.H.P. Omnet +; F/O J.R. Booth, RCAF +; Sgt.
A. Rutherford-Browne +; Sgt. L. Stone +; Sgt. A.T. Keel +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB724
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 1-12-43, Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) Defford del'd 12-12-43, 83 Sqn
del'd 20-1-44 OL-V, SOC 1-2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Sautour, Belgium
Crew Names: F/L S.H. Alcock, DFC +; Sgt. S. Bullamore +; F/L E.W. Sargent, DFC +; F/O R.H. Adamson +; F/L
L.G. Davis +; W/O V.G. Osterloh +; F/O W.H. Hewson, RAAF +
Serial No: ME575
Date: 28 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 19-12-43, 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 24-12-43 PO-C, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Ziegenhagen, Germany
Crew Names: P/O S.C. Grugeon, RAAF +; Sgt. D. McKechnie +; Sgt. W.A. Taylor +; F/Sgt. A. Bryce +; Sgt. K.
Molyneux +; Sgt. D.A. Taylor +; F/Sgt. K.E. Schiedel, RCAF +
Serial No: ND382
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 20-12-43, 166 Sqn del'd 24-12-43 AS-Z, SOC 5-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Fretzdorf, Germany
Crew Names: P/O J. Horsley, DFC +; Sgt. A.W.E. Pilgrim +; P/O K.F. Cornwell, DFC +; F/Sgt. W.G. Morgan +;
Sgt. M.S. Crawshaw +; Sgt. J.R. McCourt +; Sgt. J. Davies +
Serial No: LM428
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 50 Sqn del'd 20-12-43 VN-O. SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Steinberg, Germany
Crew Names: F/L R.P. Burtt +; Sgt. R. Taylor +; F/O G.R. Pressland, RCAF +; F/O H.E. Daynes +; F/O R.D.
Betty +; Sgt. E. Brookes +; Sgt. J.A. Parkman +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL649
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 15-11-43 A4-G, SOC 1-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O F.G.G. Tinn +; Sgt. H. Roberts +; P/O A.L. Prince +; Sgt. G.R. Adamson pow; Sgt. C.R.L.
Todd +; Sgt. P.G. Coppling +; P/O A. Chaulk +
Serial No: JB717
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 30-11-43, Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) del'd 4-12-43 (for trails with
H2S), 83 Sqn del'd 10-1-44 OL-?, 7 Sqn del'd 18-1-44 MG-V, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: W/C R.E. Young, DSO, DFC pow; F/Sgt. I.T. Taylor pow; F/L T. Burger, DFC +; F/L F.S.
Whittlestone, DFC +; F/Sgt. A.G. Ryder pow; F/L H.J. Miller +; Sgt. S.C.G. Cohen +
Serial No: JB311
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 57 Sqn del'd 18-9-43 DX-B, SOC 2-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O K.C. McPhie, DFC, RAAF +; Sgt. F.S.G. Reeves +; W/O K. Moreton, DFC, RAAF +; W/O J.F.
Macmillan, DFC, RAAF +; Sgt. S.H. Davis +; F/Sgt. W.H. Andrews, RCAF +; Sgt. W.R. weston +
Serial No: ED610
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 1656 HCU, 1662 HCU, 622 Sqn GI-?, 15 Sqn del'd 12-43 LS-C
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L D.C. Woodruff, DFC +; Sgt. E.E. Appleby +; P/O A.J. Burcham +; F/O J.E. Hussey +; P/O
R.V. Newlyn +; Sgt. R.J. Batham +; F/Sgt. P.K.R. Gericke, DFM, RAAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB412
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Controller of Research and Development (CRD) at Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) Defford
del'd 5-10-43, 83 Sqn del'd 19-11-43 OL-X, OL-B, SOC 1-2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Varnaes, Denmark
Crew Names: P/O W. Simpson pow; Sgt. T.K. McCash +; F/Sgt. Martin +; P/O R. Pilgrim pow; Sgt. W.
Liversey +pow; F/Sgt. J.R. Tree, RAAF +; F/Sgt. J.A. Fell pow
Serial No: JB353
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 24-9-43, 156 Sqn del'd 4-10-43 GT-?, 97 Sqn del'd 13-10-43 OF-L, OF-
F, OF-U, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site:
Crew Names: F/L C.T. Wilson, DFC +; F/Sgt. T.W. Smith +; F/L G.W.S. Borthwick, DFC +; F/L G.A. Watling +;
F/Sgt. L.G. Jones +; F/Sgt. G.K. Harper +; F/Sgt. H.J. Pleydell +
Serial No: JA940
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 26-7-43, 83 Sqn del'd 31-7-43 OL-T, OL-E, SOC 7-3-44
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid
Target/Tasking Training
SOC/Crash Site: Hinchinbrooke Castle, Huntingdonshi
Crew Names: F/O G.M. Kennedy, RNZAF, plus crew
Serial No: ND386
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 23-12-43 HW-?, 576 Sqn del'd 3-1-44 UL-P2, SOC 1-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. E.G. Hart +; Sgt. W.F. Ledingham +; F/Sgt. W.D. Grant, RCAF pow; F/Sgt. J.A.L. Martel,
RCAF +; Sgt. A. Thompson +; Sgt. W.R. Owen +; Sgt. R.V. Fairley +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ED867
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 13-14-43 OF-F, OF-Q, 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 2-9-43 PO-T, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L I.G. Durston, DFC, RAAF +; Sgt. F.A. Aver +; F/L H.L. Fry +; F/Sgt. S.J. Griffiths +; F/Sgt. R.L.
Ludlow, RAAF +; F/Sgt. P.R. Gill, RAAF +; F/Sgt. J.W.A. Sutherland, RAAF +
Serial No: DS833
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 13-11-44 KO-S
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L K. Harris +; Sgt. D.R. Edmands +; F/O J. Horn, RCAF +; F/O J.F. Harrigan, RCAF +; F/Sgt.
A.J.A. Chapel +; F/Sgt. J. King, RCAF +; Sgt. T.F. McLean +
Serial No: JB654
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 61 Sqn del'd 15-11-43 QR-?, 630 Sqn del'd 17-11-43 LE-C, SOC 2-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O D.W. Story, RAAF +; Sgt. D.E. James +; P/O F.J. Peacock +; F/O H.L.W. Cairns +; Sgt. G.H.
Barrington +; P/O H.J. Barrons, RCAF +; F/Sgt. G. Dove +
Serial No: JB712
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 97 Sqn del'd 29-11-43 OF-U, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O F. Allison, DFM +; Sgt. E.S. Monaghan +; Sgt. J.C. Reynolds +; F/Sgt. T.W. Elder +; Sgt.
N.D.J. Vincent +; Sgt. W. Woodward +; Sgt. A.R.E. West +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LM366
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 207 Sqn del'd 15-9-43 EM-H, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Reichenwalde, Germany
Crew Names: F/L J.G. Taylor +; Sgt. T.F. Westmoreland +; F/O I. Mitchell +; Sgt. D.A. Turner +; Sgt. J.P.
Rothera +; Sgt. L.A. Croston pow; Sgt. R. Huges +; F/Sgt. I.F. Chalmers, RAAF
Serial No: JB666
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 61 Sqn del'd 15-11-43 QR-?, 630 Sqn del'd 17-11-43 LE-?, SOC 2-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: W/C J.D. Rollinson, DFC +; Sgt. P.G. Kempen +; F/L L. Ehrman, DFC +; Sgt. W.J. Rosser +;
F/Sgt. A.E. Broomfield +; Sgt. S.R. Loades +; W/O L. Christie +
Serial No: DV364
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn HW-?, 625 Sqn del'd 11-43 CF-D
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L G.A. Spark, DFC +; Sgt. W.H. Lyssington, DFM +; Sgt. J.E. Alves +; Sgt. R. Latham, MID +;
Sgt. G. Bone +; F/Sgt. L.G. Carson, RCAF +; P/O H.J. Watkins, DFC +
Serial No: JA718
Date: 29 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 30-6-43, 156 Sqn del'd 10-7-43 GT-?, 97 Sqn del'd 7-7-43 OF-?, 7 Sqn
del'd 19-7-43 MG-T, SOC 21-6-47
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Zühlen, Germany
Crew Names: W/O N.J. Clifford pow; F/sgt. S. Jarvis pow; Sgt W. Fraser +; Sgt. R.W. Willmott +; Sgt. R.G.
Brown +; F/Sgt. S.M. Liddle, RCAF +; Sgt. R.G. Sharp +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JB535
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 26-10-43, 97 Sqn del'd 6-11-43 OF-Q, SOC 9-2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Kolhorn, Holland
Crew Names: F/L E.S. Clark, MID +; Sgt. R.V.T. Bowerman +; P/O E.J.L. Carpenter +; F/O N.C. Law, RAAF +;
Sgt. G. Ridley +; F/O T.E. Charles, RAAF +; F/L R.P. Wishart, RAAF +
Serial No: JB352
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: Signals Intelligence Unit (SIU) Defford del'd 24-9-43, 83 Sqn del'd 13-11-43 OL-J, OL-C, SOC
31-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: F/L A.H.J. Sambridge, DFC +; P/O H.O. Scatchard pow; P/O T.E. Wilkins +; F/Sgt. J.R.
Maycock +; F/Sgt. J.J. Taylor +; F/Sgt. J.B. Gilbertson +; P/O R. Cass +
Serial No: ED772
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 3-43 PO-O, 463 Sqn, RAAF del'd 11-43 JO-G
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Jabel, Germany
Crew Names: P/O G.L. Messenger, RAAF +; Sgt. H.W.H. Marshall +; Sgt. M.F. Holmes pow; Sgt. E. Brown
pow; Sgt. F. Wooldridge +; Sgt. R.W. Young +; Sgt. G.C. Borradaile +
Serial No: DV305
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 10-43 HW-D, HW-Y, 550 Sqn del'd 11-43 BQ-O
Classification: Crashed
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Woodbridge, Suffolk
Crew Names: F/O G.A. Morrison; Sgt. P.W. Wise; F/O F.W. Bennett; F/O R. Warren pow; Sgt. H.C. Gilbert;
Sgt. J. McKenzie +; Sgt. J.M. Cantor +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DV371
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 207 Sqn del'd 11-43 EM-M
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O H.D. Broad +; Sgt. S.K. Chalkin +; F/O C.E. Pointon +; Sgt. C.R. Bailey +; Sgt. E.W.D.
Downey pow; Sgt. J.B. Stewart, RCAF +; Sgt. G.A.N. Thompson +
Serial No: JB673
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 22-11-43 HW-P, 550 Sqn del'd 27-11-43 BQ-A, 100 Sqn del'd 11-12-43 HW-P,
SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O R.M. Parker +; Sgt. G.S. Ellis +; F/Sgt. K.R. Bradbury, RAAF +; Sgt. G. Silverwood +; Sgt. T.
Campbell +; Sgt. E. Starkie +; F/Sgt. G.A. Orchard +
Serial No: ED364
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF PO-?, 207 Sqn EM-H, 1654 HCU, 622 Sqn GI-Q
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L R.J. Brown +; Sgt. A.T.W. Woolhouse +; Sgt, F,E, Tidmas +; F/sgt. R.W. Robertshaw, RCAF
+; Sgt. F.M. Forde +; Sgt. W.FS. Wooten +; F/Sgt. J.L. Roche, RCAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: JA924
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 20-7-43, 83 Sqn del'd 25-7-43 OL-?, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 14-8-43 LQ-
?, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L H.L. Shackleton pow; Sgt. W.R. Palmer +; Sgt. R.C. Gibson +; F/O A.H. Ashford +; Sgt. H.
Williams pow; Sgt. J.W. Walker +; Sgt. T. Newton +
Serial No: JA843
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 44 Sqn del'd 7-7-43 KM-O, SOC 2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O A. Johnson pow; Sgt. G.R. Parker +; F/Sgt. C.H. Gow +; F/Sgt. S.J. Wareham +; Sgt. J.W.
MacDonald +; Sgt. F. Macrae +; Sgt. T.M. Jones +
Serial No: DS735
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 9-43 JI-A
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L G.J. Chequer, RCAF +; F/Sgt. R.L. Gulliford pow; Sgt. J. Carey pow; F/Sgt. K. Mortimer
pow; F/Sgt. E.J. Wallington pow; Sgt. R. Montgomery +; F/Sgt. J.L. O'Brien, RAAF +; F/Sgt.
A.J. Robertson, RAAF pow
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ND493
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 Mu St. Athan, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 1-44 LQ-S
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Teschendorf, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. A. Bonikowsky, RCAF pow; Sgt. F.S. Cole pow; F/O J.A.R. Laberge, DFC, RCAF pow;
F/Sgt. G.M. O'Neil, RCAF +; W/O2 G.R. Buchanan, RCAF pow; F/Sgt. J.MA.L. Charest, RCAF +;
Sgt. E. Einarsson, RCAF +
Serial No: DV303
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 101 Sqn (ABC equipped) del'd 11-43 SR-U
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Teltow, Germany
Crew Names: Sgt. D.W. Froggatt +; Sgt. L.V. Houlton +; Sgt. A.F. Graves pow; Sgt. E. Charnock pow; Sgt.
P.E.J. Carmichael pow; P/O M. Marder, RCAF +; Sgt. R.C. Wilson +; Sgt. G.T.J. Heath +
Serial No: ED545
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 28-1-43 PO-?, 463 Sqn, RAAF JO-J
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Lütkendorf, Germany
Crew Names: F/Sgt. L.S. Fairclough, RRAF +; Sgt. N.A. Verner +; F/Sgt. L.R. Carius, RAAF +; F/Sgt. P.K. Giles,
RAAF pow; F/Sgt. A.J. White, RAAF +; F/Sgt. J.G. McLean, RAAF +; Sgt. D. Robinson +
Serial No: ED758
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 57 Sqn DX-?, 630 Sqn LE-?, 207 Sqn EM-V
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: P/O A. Moore +; Sgt. R. Burrell +; F/O W.T. Tranmer, RCAF +; Sgt. J. Wilson +; Sgt. A.J.O.
Archer +; Sgt. E.L. Keller, RCAF +; Sgt. D. Wood +; Sgt. W.R. Kelman +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ND360
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 460 Sqn, RAAF del'd 20-12-43 AR-?, 100 Sqn del'd 22-12-43 HW-N, SOC 31-1-33
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: W/O J.K. Ives +; Sgt. D.C. Cornes +; W/O2 I.F. Ruppel, RCAF +; F/Sgt. R.G. Fenton, RNZAF +;
Sgt. D.P.J. Savage +; Sgt. H. Johnson, RCAF +; Sgt. D. Sissons +
Serial No: ME587
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd., del'd 1-1-44, 626 Sqn del'd 8-1-44 UM-X2, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/O J. Wilkinson +; Sgt. W.A.M. Anderson +; F/Sgt. C.A.S. Noad +; F/Sgt. A.E. Lafferty, RCAF
+; F/Sgt. A.J. Neeson, RAAF +; Sgt. J.S. Pomeroy +; Sgt. R.E. Allan, RCAF +
Serial No: DS706
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 514 Sqn del'd 9-43 JI-G
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L G.K. Boyd, DFC +; Sgt. P.W. Webb +; Sgt. LS.J. Adkin +; F/Sgt. P.D. Martindale +; Sgt. J.
Dowding +; Sgt. R.A.D. Mirams +; Sgt. A. Nicholson +
Serial No: EE173
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 7 Sqn del'd 11-6-43 MG-?, 156 Sqn del'd 21-6-43 GT-?, 207 Sqn del'd 29-9-43 EM-K, SOC 31-
1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O R. Burnet pow; Sgt. G. Read pow; Sgt. K.W.C. Brown pow; Sgt. G.M. Gibb pow; Sgt. R.R.
Hawkins pow; Sgt. A. Pullman +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ND514
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 44 Sqn del'd 21-1-44 KM-C
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O N.J. Lyford +; Sgt. A. Semple pow; Sgt. J.R. Tijou pow; F/Sgt. G. Owen pow; Sgt. R.G.
Keen pow; Sgt. H. Marrs pow; Sgt. J.A. Wainwright pow
Serial No: JB302
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 15-9-43, 156 Sqn del'd 25-9-43 GT-?, 83 Sqn del'd 4-10-43 OL-V, 156
Sqn del'd 24-12-43 GT-W, SOC 6-2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: W/O P/ Batman pow; Sgt R.C. Crockett +; Sgt. F.E. Darycott pow; F/Sgt. W.E. Reay pow; Sgt.
F. Habbershaw +; Sgt. J.E. Beattie +; Sgt. D. McDonnell +
Serial No: JA702
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 27-6-43, 156 Sqn del'd 9-76-43 GT-Z, SOC 6-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: IJsselmeer, Holland
Crew Names: W/O J.E. Rule, RNZAF +; Sgt. E.A. Shorter +; Sgt. W.W. Cottam pow; F/sgt. K.R. Ball +; Sgt. P.
Coyne pow; Sgt. G.A. Race +; Sgt. J.J. Sloan +
Serial No: ND398
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 23-12-43 HW-B, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Karwe, Germany
Crew Names: W/O J.A. Crabtree +; Sgt. R.T. Davies +; F/O M.O. Ress +; Sgt. J.W. Knight pow; Sgt. F. Helm
+; Sgt. J.J. Whelan +; F/Sgt. G.W. Box, DFM +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: LL648
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 115 Sqn del'd 13-11-43 A4-B, KO-B. SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/L H.G. Hicks, RNZAF +; Sgt. A.E. Elms +; F/O B.A.W. Beer +; F/Sgt. A.W. Todd, RNZAF +; P/O
C.F. Farquharson, RNZAF +; P/O M.G. Gladwell +; P/O J.A. McLoughlin, RAAF +
Serial No: DV378
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 7-11-43 PO-C
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O A.D. Riley, RAAF +; Sgt. S.W. Tupper +; Sgt. N.W. Allen +; W/O2 J. Valastin, RCAF pow;
Sgt. J. Nixon +; W/O2 C.S. Baker, RCAF +; Sgt. F. Barrett +
Serial No: ND396
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 23-12-43 HW-?, 550 Sqn del'd 20-12-43 BQ-D, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: Sgt. G. Hunter pow; Sgt. J.C. Cartwright pow; F/O Pickavance, RCAF pow; Sgt. L.I. Smith pow;
Sgt. W.C. Frost pow; Sgt. T.W. Vittle pow; Sgt. C.V. Gale pow
Serial No: JA973
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 106 Sqn del'd 14-8-43 ZN-?, 463 Sqn, RAAF del'd 13-12-43 JO-O, SOC 6-2-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Repente, Germany
Crew Names: P/O P.E. Hanson, RAAF +; Sgt. E.A. Huges pow; Sgt. M.A. Stevens +; F/sgt. G.E. Edgecombe +;
Sgt. L. Bowes +; Sgt. N.N. Bligh +; St. J.M.M. Wilson, RAAF +
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Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: ND336
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 106 Sqn del'd 12-12-43 ZN-Q, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: North Sea
Crew Names: P/O K.H. Kirkland, RAAF +; Sgt. W.G. Mann +; Sgt. K.W. Barry +; F/O J. Inston +; Sgt. D.
Naylor +; Sgt. R.J. Winfindale +; Sgt. R.J. Charters +
Serial No: JB122
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 100 Sqn del'd 18-8-43 HW-T, 625 Sqn del'd 13-10-43 CF-H, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Unknown
Crew Names: F/Sgt. R. Gallop +; Sgt. S.J. Harrison +; Sgt. G.A.J. Prigg +; Sgt. P. Rawlings +; F/Sgt. P. Moylan,
RAAF +; F/O A.J. Normandin, RCAF +; W/O D.W.T. Johnson, DFC +
Serial No: ED949
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 467 Sqn, RAAF del'd 11-5-43 PO-U, 463 Sqn, RAAF del'd 18-11-43 JO-A, SOC 6-2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Neuruppin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O D.C. Dunn, RAAF +; Sgt. F.T.H. Adams +; F/O F.G. Fidler +; Sgt. M.Y. Smith pow; Sgt. A.L.
McConnell +; Sgt. H. Deakin +; F/Sgt. E.F. Gloster, RAAF +
Serial No: ND462
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 Mu St. Athan, 405 Sqn, RCAF del'd 20-1-44 LQ-?
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Loburg, Germany
Crew Names: F/L W.A. Roberts, RCAF +; Sgt. I.E. Smedley +; F/O E.S. Guiton, RCAF +; F/O D. Hackett, DFC,
RCAF +; W/O A. Hazelhurst +; W/O J.P.R. Boileau, RCAF +; P/O a.B. Schultz, RCAF +
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Avro Lancaster And Manchester Bomber
Legend: + = Killed; pow = prisoner of war, inj = injured; evd = evaded capture; ^ = parachuted to safely over England; int-interned, FTR = Failed To Return
Where an aircraft was lost during a night raid the date of loss is indicated by the "later date." For example: the night of 13/14 March 1941 = 14 Mar
Aircrew Losses: January 1944
Serial No: DV406
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 166 Sqn del'd 12-43 AS-Y2
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Berlin, Germany
Crew Names: P/O J.F. Tosh +; Sgt. D. Alletson pow; Sgt. F.H. Mosen +; Sgt. R.A. Morris +; Sgt. E.J. Martin
pow; Sgt. R. Walton +; Sgt. R.L. Brown, RCAF pow
Serial No: JB659
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 32 MU St. Athan del'd 14-11-43, 97 Sqn del'd 23-11-43 OF-J, SOC 9-2-44
Classification: Shot Down
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Zwanenburg , Holland
Crew Names: P/O A.R. Hart, RAAF +; Sgt. L. Cliffton +; F/Sgt. H.J. Boal, RAAF +; Sgt. G.I. Williams, RCAF +;
Sgt. W.J. Jones +; Sgt. D.F. Hicks +; Sgt. C.M. Price, RCAF +
Serial No: W4245
Date: 31 January 1944
Type: Lancaster
Service History: 49 Sqn del'd 24-9-42 EA-?, 156 Sqn del'd 4-1-43 GT-?, Navigation Training Unit (PFF) del'd
15-4-43, 676 Sqn del'd 12-12-43 UL-S2, SOC 31-1-44
Classification: FTR
Night/Day Raid Night
Target/Tasking Berlin
SOC/Crash Site: Königsberg, Germany
Crew Names: P/O E.H. Childs +; Sgt. V.E.T. White pow; Sgt. E. Bardsley pow; F/Sgt. R.E. Johnstone, RCAF +;
Sgt. H.R. Bowles +; Sgt. C.A. Giffard +; Sgt. C.M. Brewster +
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