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| Date: | Monday 1 March 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 97 (Straits Settlements) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4825 |
| MSN: | OF-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berlin-Lankwitz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
| Berlin |
Took off from RAF Woodhall Spa at 18:49.
Hit by Flak of 1 Flak Division and exploded over Berlin-Lankwitz. Time unknown.
The crew were initially buried in Doereritz Standor-Friedhof. Reinterred 28 October 1946.
Crew
Pilot: 656917 Sgt Andrew Innes - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 14 Row C Collective Grave 1-9.
Flight Engineer: 642206 Sgt Ronald Unwin - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 14 Row C
Collective Grave 1-9.
Navigator: 1126437 Sgt Charles Edward Bellamy - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 14 Row C Collective Grave 1-9.
Bomb Aimer: 1370267 Sgt Harry McAuley Frew - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 14 Row C Collective Grave 1-9.
Wireless Operator: 1369466 Sgt Andrew Syme Adger - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 14 Row C Collective Grave 1-9.
Mid Upper Gunner: 1323974 Sgt Leslie Albert Horne - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 14 Row C Collective Grave 1-9.
Rear Gunner: 1126807 Sgt John Little - Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 4 Row J Grave 7.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One by Theo Boiten
https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/lancaster/23599-W48251943-03-02.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W4825
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
CWGC
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2018 18:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jun-2018 17:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2018 15:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 30-Aug-2023 08:05 | Rob Davis | Updated |
| 06-Jun-2025 16:44 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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