Howdle, Dennis George (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1945-February-02
Birth Date: 1925-August-04
Born: Aldridge, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England
Parents: Son of George and Agnes Howdle, of Triangle, Staffordshire
Spouse:
Home: Triangle, Staffordshire, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
467 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
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Base
RAF Waddington
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Flight Engineer
Service Numbers
1866651
Target
Karlsruhe Germany
Temporary Burial
Karlsdorf Civil Cemetery, Germany
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Finadagrave.comCrew or Other Personnel
Lancaster PB306
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I/III PB306
Bombing Karlsruhe Germany 1945-February-02 to 1945-February-02
467 (B) Sqn (RAAF) RAF Waddington
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
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
02/03rd February 1945 467 Squadron Lancaster III PB306 Fl/Lt...
Lancaster PB306 Mk.I/III - Bombing Karlsruhe Germany - 1945-02-02 to 1945-02-02
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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
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
02/03rd February 1945 467 Squadron Lancaster III PB306 Fl/Lt...