John Austin Charles Chapman
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Son of John and Gertrude Chapman; husband of Kathleen Olga Chapman.
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL Panel 266.
Lancaster III LM748
Although lost on a training flight this aircraft plus three other Lancasters have been included in this file of operational losses since they were all shot down by enemy Intruders during Exercise Gisela thus technically KIA.
No suvivors. Fatalities: Chapman + HF Cox, AC Davy, H Frost, AE Lutz, S Shaw, AF Warbey.
Operation Gisela
Operation Gisela (German: Unternehmen Gisela) was the code name for a German military operation. Gisela was an intruder operation against RAF Bomber Command during the Defence of the Reich campaign. It was the last big operation launched by the Luftwaffe Nachtjagdgeschwader (Night Fighter Wings) during the conflict. (Wikipedia)
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