Gravenhorst
1 January 1945 — Gravenhorst
- Date
- 1 January 1945
- Command
- Bomber Command
- Target
- Gravenhorst
Order of battle
2 aircraft. Each crew links to the men who flew it; each airman to their own record.
| Aircraft | Type | Squadron | Pilot | Crew | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NF984 VN |
Avro Lancaster | No. 50 Squadron | H H Skilling | 7 aircrew → | crashed_on_return |
| NG127 VN-D |
Avro Lancaster | No. 50 Squadron | V G Sagar | 1 aircrew → | Crashed outbound |
The fallen
111 airmen in this archive died on 1 January 1945 or the day that followed. For a raid of this kind these are overwhelmingly the night's losses, though a death-date match is not by itself proof an individual flew this operation.
- Pilot Officer Richard Justin Aitchison (28)
- Flight Sergeant F Alston
- Flying Officer Samuel Angelini
- Sergeant Ned Baker
- Flight Sergeant W G Bamforth
- Sergeant C D Bassett
- Warrant Officer L F Bates
- Flight Sergeant Reginald Bazley (37)
- Leading Aircraftman Gordon Ross Bell
- Sgt Kenneth Bennett
- Sergeant Jack Ernest Benton (20)
- Sergeant C Booth
- Flying Officer J Booth (35)
- Pilot Officer Irvine Clifford Bradley (22)
- Sergeant M Brennan
- Flying Officer Donald Andrew Brigden
- Flying Officer J W Buckley
- Sgt Edward Percival Buttrum-gardiner
- Flying Officer W S Cameron
- Squadron Leader John Osmond Gilbert Cann (57)
- Pilot Officer Richard Hugh Chittim (21)
- Flight Sergeant V J Clark
- Flight Sergeant Hugh Clements
- Sergeant H Cook