Wallis, Donald Walter (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1942-August-28
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RAFVR
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97 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Achieve Your Aim
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Woodhall Spa
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Sergeant
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Observer
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1152284
Kassel GermanyCrew or Other Personnel
Lancaster W4139
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Lancaster Mk.I W4139
Bombing Kassel Germany 1942-August-28 to 1942-August-28
97 (B) Sqn (RAF) Woodhall Spa
27 /28 August 1942 KASSEL
306 aircraft of 5 types. 31 aircraft - 21 Wellingtons, 5 Stirlings, 3 Lancasters, 1 Halifax, I Hampden - lost, 10?1 per cent of the force. 142 Squadron, based at Grimsby, lost 5 of its l 5 Wellingtons taking part in the raid. Many of the casualties were attributed to night-fighter action.
There was only a little cloud over Kassel and the Pathfinders were able to illuminate the area well. Widespread damage was caused, particularly in the south?western parts of the city. Kassel reports that 144 buildings were destroyed and 317 seriously damaged. Several military establishments were hit and the number of dead soldiers, 28, exceeded the number of civilians killed, I 5. 187 civilians and 64 soldiers were injured. Among the buildings severely damaged were all three of the factories of the Henschel aircraft company and the private wing of the city hospital. There were 73 large fires. The report also states that many bombs fell outside the town in fields and woods.source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster W 4139 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany. Flight Sergeant C.H. Hincks; Warrant officer 2nd C G.L.McKenna; Sergeant Lloyd; D.W Wallis and Flight Sergeant Wilkinson; were killed. Sergeants, Ambrose and Garland were taken P.O.W
Lancaster serial: W4139
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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Harold A Skaarup Web PageLancaster W4139 Mk.I - Bombing Kassel Germany - 1942-08-28 to 1942-08-28
Squadron: 97 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1942-08-28
Completion Date: 1942-08-28
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Kassel Germany
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Base: Woodhall Spa
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27 /28 August 1942 KASSEL
306 aircraft of 5 types. 31 aircraft - 21 Wellingtons, 5 Stirlings, 3 Lancasters, 1 Halifax, I Hampden - lost, 10?1 per cent of the force. 142 Squadron, based at Grimsby, lost 5 of its l 5 Wellingtons taking part in the raid. Many of the casualties were attributed to night-fighter action.
There was only a little cloud over Kassel and the Pathfinders were able to illuminate the area well. Widespread damage was caused, particularly in the south?western parts of the city. Kassel reports that 144 buildings were destroyed and 317 seriously damaged. Several military establishments were hit and the number of dead soldiers, 28, exceeded the number of civilians killed, I 5. 187 civilians and 64 soldiers were injured. Among the buildings severely damaged were all three of the factories of the Henschel aircraft company and the private wing of the city hospital. There were 73 large fires. The report also states that many bombs fell outside the town in fields and woods.source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
97 Squadron (Achieve Your Aim). Lancaster W 4139 was shot down at Dusseldorf, Germany. Flight Sergeant C.H. Hincks; Warrant officer 2nd C G.L.McKenna; Sergeant Lloyd; D.W Wallis and Flight Sergeant Wilkinson; were killed. Sergeants, Ambrose and Garland were taken P.O.W
