Altus, Hector Ferdinand (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-November-18
Birth Date: 1910
Born:
Parents: MARIA PAULINE ALTUS, OF WILKAWATT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Spouse:
Home: WILKAWATT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAAF
Unit
9 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Noctem Volamus Through out the night we fly
Base
RAF Bardney
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner (Mid-Upper)
Service Numbers
416819
Target
Berlin Germany
Crew or Other Personnel
Lancaster DV284
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I/III DV284
Bombing Berlin Germany 1943-November-18 to 1943-November-18
9 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Bardney
9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft DV 284 lost during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. All eight of the crew, were killed
440 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitoes were dispatched. Few German fighters intercepted the force. 9 Lancasters were lost, 2·0 per cent of the force.
Berlin was completely cloud-covered and both marking and bombing were carried out blindly; Bomber Command could make no assessment of the results. The local Berlin report shows that bombs fell in most parts of the city and no main concentration ('Schwerpunkt') could be detected, although more southern districts are mentioned than others. 4 industrial premises were totally destroyed and 2.8 damaged; I I 'explosive' works and 4 chemical plants were among these figures. 169, houses were destroyed and 476 seriously damaged. Casualties were: 131 people killed, 14 missing and 391 injured; 27 of the killed were foreign workers or prisoners of war.The Bomber Command War Diaries by Martin Middlebrrok and Chris Everitt
Lancaster DV284 Mk.I/III - Bombing Berlin Germany - 1943-11-18 to 1943-11-18
Squadron: 9 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-11-18
Completion Date: 1943-11-18
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Berlin Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Bardney
Take Off Time: 17:25:00
Squadron Code:
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: 1 km SW of Burgwerben and 2 km N of Weissenfels a town 35 km SW of Leipzig.
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Bomber Group November 18, 1943
4 Lancasters from 432 squadron were ordered on a sea search. They were unsuccessful and returned to base. This was the first time 432 had been out with their Lancaster IIs since converting from the Wellington. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Lancaster aircraft DV 284 lost during a night trip to Berlin, Germany. All eight of the crew, were killed
440 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitoes were dispatched. Few German fighters intercepted the force. 9 Lancasters were lost, 2·0 per cent of the force.
Berlin was completely cloud-covered and both marking and bombing were carried out blindly; Bomber Command could make no assessment of the results. The local Berlin report shows that bombs fell in most parts of the city and no main concentration ('Schwerpunkt') could be detected, although more southern districts are mentioned than others. 4 industrial premises were totally destroyed and 2.8 damaged; I I 'explosive' works and 4 chemical plants were among these figures. 169, houses were destroyed and 476 seriously damaged. Casualties were: 131 people killed, 14 missing and 391 injured; 27 of the killed were foreign workers or prisoners of war.The Bomber Command War Diaries by Martin Middlebrrok and Chris Everitt
