Lancaster PB306 Mk.I/III - Bombing Karlsruhe Germany - 1945-02-02 to 1945-02-02
Squadron: 467 (B) Sqn (RAAF)
Start Date: 1945-02-02
Completion Date: 1945-02-02
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Karlsruhe Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Waddington
Take Off Time: 19:51:00
Squadron Code: PO-J
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics: Hohenwettersbach South-East of Karlsruhe
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: Hptm Helmuth Schulte of Stab II/NJG6
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467 Squadron RAAF (Recidite Adversarius Atque Ferociter) RAF Waddington. Lancaster III aircraft PB 306 PO-J was likely shot down by night fighter pilot Hptm Helmuth Schulte of Stab II/NJG6 over Karlsdorf, Germany on an operation against targets in Karlsruhe, Germany. The Lancaster crashed at Hohenwettersbach South-East of Karlsruhe with the loss of the entire crew

Flight Lieutenant N S C Colley (RAF), Flying Officer J M Inkster (RAAF), Pilot Officer A H Pearce (RAAF), Warrant Officer B F Weber (RAAF), Flight Sergeant F E Everatt (RAAF), Flight Sergeant F J Bean (RAAF), Flight Sergeant P J Carter (RAAF) and Sergeant D G Howdle (RAFVR) were all killed in action

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