Auf "Lost Bombers - A database of bombers lost during Wold War II" finden wir folgenden Eintrag bezüglich eines am 3. Dezember 1943 bei Lindenberg abgestürzten Lancaster-Bombers der Royal Air Force:

Lancaster ED874 Information
Type: Lancaster
Serial Number:   ED874
Squadron: 106
X1D: ZN-?
Operation: Berlin
Date 1: 2nd December 1943
Date 2: 3rd December 1943
Further Information
Serial Range ED303 - EE202 This aircraft was one of 620 Lancasters ordered from A.V.Roe (Chadderton) in 1941 and built from Nov42 to Jun43 as 129 Mk.1s and 491 Mk.111a ... The Mk.1s were initially fitted with Merlin 210 and the Mk.111s with Merlin 28 engines. ED874 was delivered to No.97 Sqdn Apr43, joining No.106 Sqdn 20Aug43.
ED874 took part in the following Key Operations: With No.97 Sqdn as OF-L, Dortmund 23/24May43; Düsseldorf 11/12Jun43; Bochum 12/13Jun43. With No.106 Sqdn, Berlin 3/4Sep43; Mannheim 23/24Sep43; Hannover 18/19Oct43; Berlin 18/19Nov43; Berlin 22/23Nov43-aborted; Berlin 26/27Nov43; Berlin 2/3Dec43-Lost.
There is a suggestion that this aircraft was battle-damaged against Bochum 12/13Jun43 which would account for the lack of operations until 3/4Sep43. Unable to find provenance for this. However, it is duly noted. When lost this aircraft had a total of 294 hours.

Airborne 1640 2Dec43 from Metheringham.
Crashed at Lindenberg, a small town some 14 km NE from the centre of Berlin and on the main autobahn to Bernau.
Sgt Harmes has no known grave, the others are buried in Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery.

  • P/O R.F.Neil KIA
  • Sgt M.J.Sheryn MiD KIA
  • Sgt J.F.Harmes KIA
  • F/O G.L.Ashman KIA
  • F/S T.J.Robertson KIA
  • Sgt R.P Prothero KIA
  • Sgt G.H.Stubbs KIA
    • Quelle: Lost Bombers (www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=1996)
    Bild: Avro Lancaster Bomber (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster), Bild-Quelle: wikipedia.org

    Die Gräber der ED874-Besatzung auf dem Friedhof an der Heerstraße in Charlottenburg.

    Die Datenbank der "Commonwealth War Grave Commission" liefert für die Bomber-Besatzung folgende Angaben:

  • Name:
    		•  NEIL, RONALD FREDERICK
  • Nationality:
    		•  United Kingdom
  • Rank:
    		•  Pilot Officer (Pilot)
  • Regiment:
    		•  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Unit:
    		•  106 Sqdn.
  • Date of Death:
    		•  2/12/1943
  • Service No.:
    		•  158248
  • Casualty:
    		•  Commonwealth War Dead
  • Grave:
    		•  Coll. grave 4. A. 22-25.
  • Cemetery:
    		•  BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
    Quelle: www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2202308
  • Name:
    		•  SHERYN, MALCOLM JAMES
  • Nationality:
    		•  United Kingdom
  • Rank:
    		•  Sergeant (Flt. Engr.)
  • Regiment:
    		•  Royal Air Force
  • Unit:
    		•  106 Sqdn.
  • Age:
    		•  23
  • Date of Death:
    		•  2/12/1943
  • Service No.:
    		•  622411
  • Awards:
    		•  Mentioned in Despatches
  • Add'l Information:
    		• Son of Cyril Hinton Sheryn and Laura Rosina Sheryn, of Barry Dock, Glamorgan.
  • Casualty:
    		•  Commonwealth War Dead
  • Grave:
    		•  Coll. Grave 4. A. 22-25.
  • Cemetery:
    		•  BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
    Quelle: www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2760957
  • Name:
    		•  HARMES, JOHN FREDERICK
  • Nationality:
    		•  United Kingdom
  • Rank:
    		•  Sergeant
  • Regiment:
    		•  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Unit:
    		•  106 Sqdn.
  • Date of Death:
    		•  3/12/1943
  • Service No.:
    		•  1323843
  • Add'l Information:
    		• Son of John and Teresa Prudence Harmes, of Lower Edmonton, Middlesex.
  • Casualty:
    		•  Commonwealth War Dead
  • Memorial Reference:
    		• Panel 152.
  • Memorial:
    		•  RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
    Quelle: www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=1799425
  • Name:
    		•  ASHMAN, GRAHAM LESLIE
  • Nationality:
    		•  United Kingdom
  • Rank:
    		•  Flying Officer (Air Bomber)
  • Regiment:
    		•  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Unit:
    		•  106 Sqdn.
  • Date of Death:
    		•  2/12/1943
  • Service No.:
    		•  138796
  • Casualty:
    		•  Commonwealth War Dead
  • Grave:
    		•  Coll. grave 4. A. 22-25.
  • Cemetery:
    		•  BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
    Quelle: www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2078583
  • Name:
    		•  ROBERTSON, THOMAS JACK
  • Nationality:
    		•  United Kingdom
  • Rank:
    		•  Flight Sergeant (W.Op.)
  • Regiment:
    		•  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Unit:
    		•  106 Sqdn.
  • Date of Death:
    		•  02/12/1943
  • Service No.:
    		•  1323843
  • Add'l Information:
    		• Son of John and Teresa Prudence Harmes, of Lower Edmonton, Middlesex.
  • Casualty:
    		•  Commonwealth War Dead
  • Grave:
    		•  Coll. grave 4. A. 22-25.
  • Cemetery:
    		•  BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
    Quelle: www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2760828
  • Name:
    		•  PROTHERO, RAYMOND PRICE
  • Nationality:
    		•  United Kingdom
  • Rank:
    		•  Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
  • Regiment:
    		•  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Unit:
    		•  106 Sqdn.
  • Date of Death:
    		•  02/12/1943
  • Service No.:
    		•  1333029
  • Casualty:
    		•  Commonwealth War Dead
  • Grave:
    		•  4. A. 26.
  • Cemetery:
    		•  BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
    Quelle: www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2760713
  • Name:
    		•  STUBBS, GEORGE HENRY
  • Nationality:
    		•  United Kingdom
  • Rank:
    		•  Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
  • Regiment:
    		•  Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
  • Unit:
    		•  106 Sqdn.
  • Age:
    		•  19
  • Date of Death:
    		•  02/12/1943
  • Service No.:
    		•  1590086
  • Add'l Information:
    		• Son of John William and Florence May Stubbs, of Thornaby-on-Tees, Yorkshire.
  • Casualty:
    		•  Commonwealth War Dead
  • Grave:
    		•  4. A. 27.
  • Cemetery:
    		•  BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY
    Quelle: www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2761145