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Flight Sergeant Charles Frederick WALTERS (435468) of the Royal Australian Air Force
1945WALTERS435468.jpgCircumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft Lancaster PB695
IBCC
Date of Death 1945-01-05 Age : 19 years.
Served in 463 Sqdn
Burial/Commemoration Details : Panel 284. at Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom (
Map)
International Bomber Command Memorial : IBCC
More Details: SON OF CHARLES FREDERICK AND JOSEPHINE WALTERS, OF IPSWICH, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA.
View Commonwealth War Graves Commission : C F WALTERS
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Aircraft Accident / Loss Entry
| Aircraft Name: Lancaster I PB695 | Date of Crash: 05 Jan 45 | Unit Wireless Operator (Air) | Airfield /Crash Location , United Kingdom |
| Aircrew details | | ||
| Details | Took off 0041 5 Jan 1944 from Waddington to bomb the German garrison dominating the entrance to the Gironde River. Came down in the target area. |
| Source | Henk Welting's Database |
Other Casualities in Lancaster I PB695
Rank | Name, Number, Trade & Details | Date | Unit | Country | Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Sergeant | Sidney Arthur BROWN (437400) Lancaster PB695 IBCC    | 1945-01-05 | 463 Sqdn AIR27 | United Kingdom | Runnymede Memorial  |
| Flight Sergeant | Charles Leslie FINCHAM (425630) Lancaster PB695 IBCC | 1945-01-05 | 463 Sqdn AIR27 | France | Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Sergeant | Ernest Albert FREEMAN (2218746) Flight Engi Lancaster PB695 IBCC  | 1945-01-05 | 463 Sqdn AIR27 | France | Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Flying Officer | Jack MILNE (418292) Lancaster PB695 IBCC | 1945-01-05 | 463 Sqdn AIR27 | France | Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Flight Sergeant | John Francis PRINCE (424635) Lancaster PB695 IBCC | 1945-01-05 | 463 Sqdn AIR27 | France | Royan Roman Catholic Cemetery |
| Warrant Officer | William Alfred SIMPSON (428367) Lancaster PB695 IBCC | 1945-01-05 | 463 Sqdn AIR27 | United Kingdom | Runnymede Memorial |
| Flight Sergeant | Charles Frederick WALTERS (435468) Lancaster PB695 IBCC | 1945-01-05 | 463 Sqdn AIR27 | United Kingdom | Runnymede Memorial |
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| P/o a. R. Curran raaf by Alex Smart on 08 Dec 2015 06:57 | Hello Col, Just read your post. BCL vol 6 page 29. 57 Sqn - Lancaster III - PB348 - DX-T - Op: Royan. Crew as you have them in your post. T/o 0045 East Kirby similarly tasked. [ details in a/c listed above, 50 Sqn PD292 VN-H - to attack the German garrison dominating the mouth of the Gironde]. Soon after becoming airborne, the crew encountered very severe icing and within a few minutes both starboard engines ceased to function. Attempts to feather the two units were unsuccessful and their plight worsened as the ASI became effected by the icing. Bombs were jettisoned but after forty-five minutes of flying, the crew were obliged to abandon the aircraft. Subsequently, the wreckage of their Lancaster was found on the beach twixt the Lincolnshire resort of Mablethorpe and nearby Theddlethorpe ....Read More. |
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