avro lancaster mk iii (ee144)

AVRO LANCASTER MKIII (REGISTRATION: EE144)
Marine Raiders: The True Story of the Legendary WWII Battalions
Marine Raiders: The True Story of the Legendary WWII Battalions
By Carole Engle Avriett
Onward We Charge: The Heroic Story of Darby's Rangers in World War II
Onward We Charge: The Heroic Story of Darby's Rangers in World War II
By H. Paul Jeffers
AVRO LANCASTER MKIII (REGISTRATION: EE144)
Flying at low level en route to attack the Dortmund Ems Canal, the aeroplane climbed to avoid a church steeple. A light Flak gun opened up and struck the starboard inner fuel tank igniting it. EE144 crashed on the edge of town. Most of the crew flew with Guy Gibson on the Dams Raid.S/L G.W.Holden,Sgt D.J.Powell,F/Lt H.T.Taerum,F/Lt R.E.G.Hutchinson,F/O F.M.Spafford,P/O G.A.Deering,F/O H.J.Pringle and P/O T.A.Meikle all lost their lives. The Flak gun belonged to the leichte Heimat-Flak-Batterie 89/XI (Flakgruppe Ostfriesland).
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  1. DAMBUSTERS Meikle, Thomas Alfred

    SURNAME Meikle FORENAME Thomas Alfred UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F. RANK Pilot Officer NUMBER 52913 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 16.B.13-16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 138 Squadron award DFM (29.12.1942) (Flight...

  2. DAMBUSTERS Pringle, Henry James

    SURNAME Pringle FORENAME Henry James UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Flying Officer NUMBER 118900 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 15.G.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 196 Squadron award DFC (10.4.1945,wef 15.9.1943)...

  3. DAMBUSTERS Deering, George Andrew

    SURNAME Deering FORENAME George Andrew UNIT 617 Squadron,R.C.A.F. RANK Flying Officer NUMBER J/17245 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 16.D.12 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Ireland son of Samuel and Martha (nee...

  4. DAMBUSTERS Hutchison, Robert Edward George

    SURNAME Hutchison FORENAME Robert Edward George UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Flight Lieutenant NUMBER 120854 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 16.B.13-16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1918 Liverpool...

  5. DAMBUSTERS Spafford, Frederick Michael

    SURNAME Spafford FORENAME Frederick Michael UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.A.F. RANK Flying Officer NUMBER 407380 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 16.B.13-16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 16.6.1918...

  6. DAMBUSTERS Taerum, Torger Harlo (Terry)

    SURNAME Taerum FORENAME Torger Harlo (Terry) UNIT 617 Squadron,R.C.A.F. RANK Flight Lieutenant NUMBER J/16688 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 16.B.13-16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 22.5.1920...

  7. DAMBUSTERS Powell, Dennis John Dean

    SURNAME Powell FORENAME Dennis John Dean UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F. RANK Sergeant NUMBER 644741 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany Coll.grave 16.B.13-16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 1922 Sidcup,Kent son of Easton Walter...

  8. DAMBUSTERS Holden, George Walton

    SURNAME Holden FORENAME George Walton UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Squadron Leader (A/Wing Commander) NUMBER 103484 DATE OF DEATH 16th September 1943 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 15.G.16 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Frederick Charles and...
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