Pearce, Allan Harry (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1945-February-02
Birth Date: 1922-May-15
Born: Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia
Parents: Son of Harry and Iris Evelyn Pearce
Spouse: Husband of Thelma Jane Pearce, of Woodville Gardens, South Australia
Home: Woodville Gardens, South Australia
Enlistment: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Enlistment Date: 1942-November-05
Service
RAAF
Unit
467 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAAF)
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Base
RAF Waddington
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
428480
Target
Karlsruhe Germany
Temporary Burial
Karlsdorf Civil Cemetery, Germany
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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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
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
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
02/03rd February 1945 467 Squadron Lancaster III PB306 Fl/Lt...