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8/9 October 1943 Lancaster Mk II - DS691 KO-B |
Shot down from 20,000 feet by a combination of flak and a night fighter.
Crashed 0132 hours 3 km S of Fuhrberg, 22 km NNE of Hannover.
Map and more info on webflow pdf
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
504 aircraft - 282 Lancasters, 188 Halifaxes, 26 Wellingtons, 8 Mosquitos.
This was the last Bomber Command raid in which Wellingtons took part.
300 (Polish) and 432 (Canadian) Squadrons provided
the 26 Wellingtons
which operated on this night; they all returned safely.
The German controller guessed correctly that Hannover was the target and many
night fighters arrived before the attack was over.
Conditions over Hannover were clear and the Pathfinders were finally able to
mark the centre of the city accurately; a most concentrated attack followed
with a creepback of only 2 miles, all within the built-up area.
This was probably Hannover's worst attack of the war.
27 aircraft - 14 Lancasters and 13 Halifaxes - were lost, 5.4 per cent of the force.
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk - Bomber Command - Campaign Diary October 1943.
ORB. 8th Oct., 1943.
12 aircraft took off between 23.30 hours and 23.50 hours to attack HANOVER.
2 aircraft were forced to abandon the sortie,
1 **(L.D.S.680 - Captain P/O. H. G. HICKS) due to petrol in oxygen supply to rear turret
and the other
*(Z.D.S.661 - Captain P/O. K. HARRIS) due to W/T. receiver being unserviceable,
and both returned to Base early,
1 *after jettisoning all its bombs safe and the other
**jettisoning its 8,000 lbs. H.C. safe (but exploded) but bringing back its incendiaries.
1 aircraft failed to return from operations.
The remainder identified the target by means of red and green target indicator markers
and bombed the red markers from heights ranging from 17,000 feet and 21,800 feet.
Attack appeared to be a successful one; fairly extensive fires were seen;
a large explosion was seen at 01.40 hours and an oil fire at 01.42 hours.
Photographs were attempted.
04.10. 11 aircraft had returned safely to Base.
Cade A. S. - Pilot
P/O - Service No 117001
Age: - POW No 3008 Luft 3
RAFVR
Son of
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Mitchell W. T. - FE
Sgt - Service No 1542209
Age: - POW No 250744 Luft 3
RAFVR
Son of
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Blewett W. C. - Nav
P/O - Service No J22401
Age: - POW No 2934 Luft 3
RCAF
Son of
+ 2005
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Davis D. E. - WOP
Sgt - Service No 1192416
Age: - POW No 261238 Stalag 4B
RAFVR
Son of
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Pryde W. - BA
P/O - Service No J20889
Age: - POW No 2923 Luft 3
RCAF
Son of
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Nethersole William Frederick - MUG
F/S - Service No 425541
Age: 27 - °1 Juni 1916, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
RAAF
Son of Fredrick Joseph +22 March 1943 and Ethel May Parsons +6 December 1955,
of Dayboro, Queensland, Australia.
Brother of Olga May °23 April 1920 / +30 mei 1942 and Ethel Jean °17 January 1922 / +20 January 1925.
Also 2 more, who ?.
Hanover War Cemetery - grave 3.D.12.
Source: CWGC - Photo via Find a grave, by Wouter Van Dijken -
Family tree GINI by Richard Arthur Neary
Willis Herbert John - RG
F/S - Service No 1434099 - DFM
Age:
RAFVR
Son of
Hanover War Cemetery - grave 3.D.13.
Source: CWGC. - photo via Find a grave by BobB.