Date of death:

December 16th, 1943

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Protestant Churchyard Heemskerk
Plot: 1. Grave: 308.

Service number:

N.Z.416526

Nationality:

New Zealander

Service number: 416526
Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot)

On 16 December 1943 at 17:12 departed from RAF-Witchford, Lancaster DS835 with the mission: a bombing raid on Berlin. The aircraft was part of a formation of 483 Lancasters and 10 Mosquitos. DS835 crashed down for unknown reasons in Heemskerk in which all crew members lost their lives. The losses during this successful raid which destroyed a large part of the city centre of Berlin were high. Over 50 Lancasters were lost due to attacks from German fighters, flak guns and the heavy cloud cover during the return flight.

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• Photo 1: TracesOfWar.com
• - Fifth Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36341 published on the 18 January 1944
  - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  - RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: 1943 v. 4, W.R. Corley
  - The Bomber Command War Diaries: An Operational Reference Book, 1939-45, Chris Everitt
  

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