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| Name | CHATFIELD |
| First names | Walter Lawrence |
| Rank | F/Sgt |
| Service | RCAF |
| Service number | R99842 |
| Crew position | Air Gunner |
| Age | 22 |
| Date of death | 15/06/43 |
| Cemetery | Uden War Cemetery Holland |
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| 14/15 June, 1943: OBERHAUSEN:
An all Lancaster force of 197, guided by 6 Oboe Mosquitoes made a successful attack on Oberhausen. Despite the target being cloud-covered, accurate sky-marking enabled the bombers to do considerable damage. Twelve Lancasters lifted from Fiskerton's runway, the last one away by 22.32hrs. The crews found themselves engaged in a savage battle from both flak and fighters which resulted in Bomber Command losing 17 aircraft. Of those missing: Sgt Frost (ED434) and crew had been shot down by a German night fighter flown by Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank I./NJG1. The aircraft fell to the ground 2 kilometers East of Dodewaard, Holland at 01.13hrs. The pilot and flight engineer survived to become POW's in Stalag 357, Kopernikus; the remainder of the crew are buried in Uden War Cemetery. Lancaster ED434 Sgt R. Frost Pilot (P.o.W.) Sgt N.C. Hitchcock F/E (P.o.W.) F/O A.E. Whittaker Nav (Killed) Sgt J.R. Coulsey W/AG (Killed) F/S W.L. Chatfield RCAF A/G (Killed) Sgt V. Horsley A/B (Killed) Sgt P.A. Toms A/G (Killed) Crew on their 3rd operation |
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