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10 Squadron Halifax II JW899 ZA-T P/O. Frederick Crothers

Operation: Berlin

Date: 20/21st January 1944 (Thursday/Friday)

Unit: No. 10 Squadron

Type: Halifax II

Serial: JN899

Code: ZA-T

Base: RAF Melbourne

Location: Grüneberg, 15 km. South South East Gransee

Pilot: P/O. Frederick Crothers 169572 RAFVR Age 22. Killed

Fl/Eng: Sgt. Thomas Roby Stones 1174434 RAFVR Age 22. Killed

Nav: Fl/Sgt. Charles Mason 1538414 RAFVR Age ? Killed

Air/Bmr: Fl/Lt. Harry Charles Eaton 155592 RAFVR Age 30. Killed

W/Op/Air/Gnr: Sgt. Robert Ramsey Scotland 1341832 RAFVR Age 22. Killed

Air/Gnr: Sgt. Daniel Logue 1342051 RAFVR Age 22. Killed

Air/Gnr: Sgt. Wallace Albert Goodfellow 1317752 RAFVR Age 22. Killed

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A relative of the crew, Denis Meany from Australia would like to make contact with any other relative of the crew - please email us and it will be forwarded

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REASON FOR LOSS:

Taking off at 16.36 hrs on the heaviest raid of the German capital of the war with 769 aircraft taking part. Diversionary raids were mounted by Mosquitoes on Kiel and Hannover. The night was very clear although no moon, excellent visibility with cloud at about 12,000 ft - great conditions for the Luftwaffe night fighters to attack.

10 Squadron Halifax II (courtesy I.W.M.)

Attack they did with all 35 aircraft losses this nigh claimed by various units, although none can be positively identified. Halifax JN899 crashed in a forest near Grüneberg killing all the crew.

Berlin War Cemetery

Burial details:

The crew were buried initially in the town of Grüneberg on the 23rd January 1944, but reinterred after end of hostelries in the CWGC Cemetery in Berlin.

P/O. Frederick Crothers. Berlin War Cemetery. Grave. 9.H.14. Son of William Cody Crothers and Helena Margaret Crothers, of Bude, Cornwall, England.

Sgt. Thomas Roby Stones. Berlin War Cemetery. Joint Grave. 9.H.11-12. Adopted son of Robert Yelverton Stones and Edith Maude Stones, of Chester, England. Husband of Sylvia Stones.

Fl/Sgt. Charles Mason. Berlin War Cemetery. Grave. 9.H.13. N.o.K. information not currently available.

Fl/Lt. Harry Charles Eaton. Berlin War Cemetery. Grave. 9.H.9. Son of William Ernest and Amelia Eaton; husband of Lily Irene Eaton, of Muswell Hill, Middlesex, England.

Sgt. Robert Ramsey Scotland. Berlin War Cemetery. Grave. 9.H.10. Son of Ann Scotland, of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland.

Sgt. Daniel Logue. Berlin War Cemetery. Grave. 9.H.8. Son of James and Mary Logue, of Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland.

Sgt. Wallace Albert Goodfellow. Berlin War Cemetery. Joint Grave. 9.H.11-12. Son of Claude George and Jessie Goodfellow, of Downham. Kent, England.

Researched for Denis Meany and dedicated to the relatives of this crew with thanks to Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses' Vol. 5, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vol's. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Tom Kracker - 'Kracker Luftwaffe Archives'. Aircrew Remembered own Archives.

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