William Merton Chapman Rank: Flying Officer Status: Killed in Action 1945-01-16

Took off from Grimsby at 17::31 in Lancaster Mk I to bomb the Braunkohle-Benzin synthetic-oil complex at Karlsruhe Germany.

Shot down (means not found) and crashed at Questenberg, 4km NE of Rossla on the Nordhausen to Sangeerhausen road.

Killed: Flying Officer William Merton Chapman RCAF J/38421 KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery grave 14. Z. 1. Pilot Officer James David Gibbons RCAF J/95299 KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. Z. 2-7. Pilot Officer Malcolm Stalker McMaster RCAF J/95358 KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. Z. 2-7. F/Lt Frederick Thomas Quigley RCAF J/25448 pilot KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. Z. 2-7. Flight Sergeant Ray Calvin Roller RCAF R/210007 KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. Z. 2-7. Flying Officer Herbert Otto Berger RAF KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. Z. 2-7. Sergeant John Humphries Guy RAF KIA Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Coll. grave 14. Z. 2-7.

addendum2: F/0 K L Chapman and F/0 W M Chapman were brothers. Detail provided by Mr. & Mrs. W. Chapman, Meaford, On.

Lancaster PA189

Avro Lancaster

Avro Lancaster Mk. X RCAF Serial FM 213
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The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same wartime era.

The Lancaster has its origins in the twin-engine Avro Manchester which had been developed during the late 1930s in response to the Air Ministry Specification P.13/36 for a capable medium bomber for "world-wide use". Originally developed as an evolution of the Manchester (which had proved troublesome in service and was retired in 1942), the Lancaster was designed by Roy Chadwick and powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlins and in one version, Bristol Hercules engines. It first saw service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942 and as the strategic bombing offensive over Europe gathered momentum, it was the main aircraft for the night-time bombing campaigns that followed. As increasing numbers of the type were produced, it became the principal heavy bomber used by the RAF, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving within the RAF, overshadowing the Halifax and Stirling. Wikipedia

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Lancaster Mk.I PA189

Delivered to No. 100 Sqn Dec 1944. Missing on operation to Zeitz, Germany 16/17 Jan 1945.

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Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Chapman, William Merton (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-January-16

Lancaster PA189

Avro Lancaster

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Lancaster Mk.I PA189

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Lancaster FM213

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Chapman, William Merton (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1945-January-16

Lancaster PA189

Avro Lancaster

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Lancaster Mk.I PA189

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