Mapleson, Dennis (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1944-September-12
Birth Date: 1923
Born:
Parents: Son of Bertie and Winifred Mapleson, of Ilkley, Yorkshire
Spouse:
Home: Ilkley, Yorkshire, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
7 (PFF) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Diem Per Noctem By day and by night
Base
RAF Oakington
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Service Numbers
178892
Target
Frankfurt Germany
Temporary Burial
Damsheid Cemetery, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany near crash site
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Lancaster NE126
Mission
Lancaster Mk.III NE126
Combat 1944-September-12 to 1944-September-12
7 (PFF) Sqn (RAF) RAF Oakington
ctum) Pathfinder Force, RAF Oakington. Lancaster B III aircraft NE126 failed to return from a raid on targets in Hamburg, Germany, crashing at Damscheld about 3 km WSW of Oberwesel, a small town on the West bank of the Rhine 6 km NNW of Bacharach, GermanyThe entire crew was lost, cause of loss not determined
Flight Lieutenant KI Aalborg (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant RJL Banks (RAFVR), Pilot Officer H Easthope (RAFVR), Pilot Officer D Mapleson (RAFVR), Pilot Officer AD Price (RAFVR), Pilot Officer AC Scott (RAFVR) and Flight Lieutenant RV Stoneman (RAFVR) were all killed in action
During the flight to the target, Lancaster NE126 was apparently struck by fire from another unidentified Lancaster and suffered damage to both the starboard mainplane and starboard outer engine, which may have been a factor in it's loss
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Lancaster NE126 Mk.III - Combat - 1944-09-12 to 1944-09-12
6 Bomber Group September 12, 1944
122 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 425, 426, 431,432, and 434 squadrons attacked the synthetic oil plant at Wanne Eickel. The attack was carried out from 16,000 to 19,000 feet with the crew releasing 960,000 lbs of ordinance. No observations were made due to a smoke screen over the target. A great number of aircraft were damaged by flak. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
ctum) Pathfinder Force, RAF Oakington. Lancaster B III aircraft NE126 failed to return from a raid on targets in Hamburg, Germany, crashing at Damscheld about 3 km WSW of Oberwesel, a small town on the West bank of the Rhine 6 km NNW of Bacharach, Germany
The entire crew was lost, cause of loss not determined
Flight Lieutenant KI Aalborg (RCAF), Flight Lieutenant RJL Banks (RAFVR), Pilot Officer H Easthope (RAFVR), Pilot Officer D Mapleson (RAFVR), Pilot Officer AD Price (RAFVR), Pilot Officer AC Scott (RAFVR) and Flight Lieutenant RV Stoneman (RAFVR) were all killed in action
During the flight to the target, Lancaster NE126 was apparently struck by fire from another unidentified Lancaster and suffered damage to both the starboard mainplane and starboard outer engine, which may have been a factor in it's loss
[Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...
No.7 Bomber Squadron RAF in World War II - Tom Docherty - ...