L F Bates
Warrant Officer · 
United Kingdom
- Died
- 1 January 1945
- Fate
- Killed in action
Warrant Officer L F Bates was killed on active service on 1 January 1945. He is commemorated at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.
Explore: others commemorated at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery · others who died on 1 January
Crew & operations
Flew as Bomb aimer with No. 9 Squadron.
- Operation (1 January 1945) — aircraft NG223 WS-D (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: T Scott (Flight engineer) · V S Peace (Mid-upper gunner) · F Alston (Navigator) · P W Reaks (Pilot) · W G Bamforth (Rear gunner) · S W G Currigan (Wireless operator)
Timeline
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1 January 1945
Flew Operation
Bomb aimer, NG223 WS-D — Failed to return - 1 January 1945 Died
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. 6 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 1 January 1945: Dortmund · Vohwinkel · Gravenhorst · Hanau · Railway Tunnels · Dortmund–ems Canal. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)