Lancaster I RF182 of 12 Squadron. Took off at 20:54 hours on 4 Apr 1945 from Wickenby on Operation Lutzkendorf, to bomb the oil refinery in Lützkendorf. Crashed near the small town of Braunsbedra approximately 10 km SW of Merseburg.
Crew:
Flying Officer Charles William George BIDDLECOMBE (172044) Air Gunner. Age 35.
Flight Sergeant Cyril BROOKS (1591223) Flight Engineer. Age 20.
Flight Lieutenant Walter KROEKER (J/24167) Pilot. Age 24.
Flight Lieutenant Clarence Edward MODELAND (J/25071) Air Bomber. Age 23.
Flight Lieutenant William Dalton SMITH (J/22913) Navigator.
Flying Officer George Thomas WOOD (146077) Air Gunner. Age 32.
Flight Sergeant John Frederick WOODCHERRY (1323440) Wireless Operator. Age 24.
Flying Officer George Thomas Wood was the son of William and Lilian Wood. Husband of Marie Christine Wood, of Hampstead, London.
Lancaster I RF182 of 12 Squadron. Took off at 20:54 hours on 4 Apr 1945 from Wickenby on Operation Lutzkendorf, to bomb the oil refinery in Lützkendorf. Crashed near the small town of Braunsbedra approximately 10 km SW of Merseburg.
Crew:
Flying Officer Charles William George BIDDLECOMBE (172044) Air Gunner. Age 35.
Flight Sergeant Cyril BROOKS (1591223) Flight Engineer. Age 20.
Flight Lieutenant Walter KROEKER (J/24167) Pilot. Age 24.
Flight Lieutenant Clarence Edward MODELAND (J/25071) Air Bomber. Age 23.
Flight Lieutenant William Dalton SMITH (J/22913) Navigator.
Flying Officer George Thomas WOOD (146077) Air Gunner. Age 32.
Flight Sergeant John Frederick WOODCHERRY (1323440) Wireless Operator. Age 24.
Flying Officer George Thomas Wood was the son of William and Lilian Wood. Husband of Marie Christine Wood, of Hampstead, London.
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HE WAS LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM AND THE MEMORY OF HIS LOVE WILL NEVER FADE
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