avro lancaster mk iii (ng180)

AVRO LANCASTER MKIII (REGISTRATION: NG180)
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AVRO LANCASTER MKIII (REGISTRATION: NG180)
Flying at 600 ft Lancaster NG180 was hit by flak and managed to continue a short distance before hitting power cables and coming down in the Rhine at around 16:52 hrs. 3 of the crew are thought to have been lost in the crash and went down with the aircraft. The remains 4 crew managed to climb into the dingy and floated downstream before landing near the German village of Rheinweiler. They were soon picked up by the German forces.
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  1. DAMBUSTERS Cansell, George Edward

    SURNAME Cansell FORENAME George Edward UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Flying Officer NUMBER 173273 DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 205 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of George William and Clara Ada...

  2. DAMBUSTERS Horrocks, Thomas

    SURNAME Horrocks FORENAME Thomas UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Flight Sergeant NUMBER 650027 DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 205 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION air gunner Lancaster NG180 Kembs Dam,River Rhine,Germany hit...

  3. DAMBUSTERS Honig, Herbert Walter

    SURNAME Honig FORENAME Herbert Walter UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Flying Officer NUMBER 151110 DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Durnbach War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Herbert George and Mabel Honig,Wimbledon,Surrey air...

  4. DAMBUSTERS Hosie, Bruce James

    SURNAME Hosie FORENAME Bruce James UNIT 617 Squadron,R.N.Z.A.F. RANK Flying Officer NUMBER 412882 DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1944 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Choloy War Cemetery,France 4.B.8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Walter and Rachel Hosie,Manaia,Taranaki,New Zealand 75...

  5. DAMBUSTERS Williams, Ronald Henry

    SURNAME Williams FORENAME Ronald Henry UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Flight Lieutenant NUMBER 126045 DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1944 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Durnbach War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Vernon and Dorothy May Williams,Walthamstow,Essex 61...

  6. DAMBUSTERS Hurdiss, Thomas James

    SURNAME Hurdiss FORENAME Thomas James UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Flight Sergeant NUMBER 1239780 DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Runnymede Memorial,Surrey,England Panel 219 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of William and Alice...

  7. DAMBUSTERS Wyness, Drew Rothwell Cullen

    SURNAME Wyness FORENAME Drew Rothwell Cullen UNIT 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. RANK Squadron Leader NUMBER 103028 DATE OF DEATH 7th October 1944 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Choloy War Cemetery,France 4.B.6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION son of Andrew Cullen and Helen Wyness husband of Ruth...
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