103 Squadron (Noli Me Tangere). Lancaster I aircraft NG 492 did not return from a night trip to Nuremberg, Germany. Flight Lieutenant A.L. Stephamoff and five of the crew, not Canadians, were also killed.
Parks, Rowland Ira (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1945-March-17
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Son of Rowland and Alma C. Parks, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Hawarden, Saskatchewan
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
103 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Noli Me Tangere Touch me not
Base
Elsham Wolds
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
J/95585
Prev: R/115953
Target
Nuremberg Germany
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Lancaster NG492
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I NG492
Bombing Nuremberg Germany 1945-March-17 to 1945-March-17
103 (B) Sqn (RAF) Elsham Wolds
231 Lancasters of I Group and 46 Lancasters and 16 Mosquitoes of 8 Group. 21 Lancasters, all from I Group, lost, 8·7 per cent of the Lancaster force and 10·4 per cent of the I Group aircraft involved. Most of these losses were due to German night fighters, which found the bomber stream on its way to the target.
The local report (from Dr Erich Mulzer) states that the southern and south-western districts were hit as well as the ruins of the Altstadt which was destroyed in a previous raid. A serious 'fire area' was established in the Steinbuhl district. The main railway station was also on fire and the city's gasworks were so badly damaged thal they did not resume production before the end of the war. There are no figures for property damage and the only casualty figure given is 529 dead. This was the last heavy Bomber Command raid on Nuremberg.source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
Lancaster NG492 Mk.I - Bombing Nuremberg Germany - 1945-03-17 to 1945-03-17
Squadron: 103 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1945-03-17
Completion Date: 1945-03-17
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Nuremberg Germany
Target Specific:
Base: Elsham Wolds
Take Off Time: 17.14
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Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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War Diary Unavailable
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231 Lancasters of I Group and 46 Lancasters and 16 Mosquitoes of 8 Group. 21 Lancasters, all from I Group, lost, 8·7 per cent of the Lancaster force and 10·4 per cent of the I Group aircraft involved. Most of these losses were due to German night fighters, which found the bomber stream on its way to the target.
The local report (from Dr Erich Mulzer) states that the southern and south-western districts were hit as well as the ruins of the Altstadt which was destroyed in a previous raid. A serious 'fire area' was established in the Steinbuhl district. The main railway station was also on fire and the city's gasworks were so badly damaged thal they did not resume production before the end of the war. There are no figures for property damage and the only casualty figure given is 529 dead. This was the last heavy Bomber Command raid on Nuremberg.source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
