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Warrant Officer Ralph Mcpherson BAIRNSFATHER (417440) of the Royal Australian Air Force
1945BAIRNSFATHER417440.jpgCircumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Lancaster PB537
IBCC
Date of Death 1945-03-07 Age : 23 years.
Served in 49 Sqdn
Burial/Commemoration Details : 27. D. 11. at Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany (
Map)
International Bomber Command Memorial : IBCC
More Details: SON OF JOHN WILLIAM STENHOUSE BAIRNSFATHER AND FLORENCE BAIRNSFATHER, OF WAYVILLE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
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Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry
| Aircraft Name: Lancaster III PB537 | Date of Crash: 07 Mar 45 | Unit Wireless Operator (Air) | Airfield /Crash Location , Germany |
| Aircrew details | | ||
| Details | Took off 1745 7 Mar 1945 from Fulbeck to bomb oil facilities. Believed shot down 2215 by a Ju88 night-fighter of NJG6 at Sandbostel 9 km SSW from the centre of Bremerv_rde. |
| Source | Henk Welting's Database |
Other Casualities in Lancaster III PB537
Rank | Name, Number, Trade & Details | Date | Unit | Country | Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrant Officer | Ralph Mcpherson BAIRNSFATHER (417440) Lancaster PB537 IBCC   | 1945-03-07 | 49 Sqdn AIR27 | Germany | Becklingen War Cemetery  |
| Sergeant | Robert Cecil GILBERT (1900007) Air Gunner Lancaster PB537 IBCC  | 1945-03-07 | 49 Sqdn AIR27 | Germany | Becklingen War Cemetery |
| Flight Sergeant | Angus Thomas Jellicoe LOVETT (423514) Lancaster PB537 IBCC | 1945-03-07 | 49 Sqdn AIR27 | Germany | Becklingen War Cemetery |
| Flying Officer | Roussel William Galloway STARK (429834) Lancaster PB537 IBCC | 1945-03-07 | 49 Sqdn AIR27 | Germany | Becklingen War Cemetery |
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