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Sandiacre Lancaster Memorial
St Giles Church, Sandiacre, Derbyshire
Partial Record
The Memorial
Type
Stained-glass window
Inscription
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Location
St Giles Church, Sandiacre, Derbyshire, Derbyshire
What Happened
Lancaster EE196 of 166 Squadron, coded AS-Z, departed Kirmington on the Kassel raid of 22 October 1943. The aircraft was possibly shot down at 5000m NW of Holzminden by Hauptmann Eduard Schröder of 12/NJG3 at 2103, his third claim. The aircraft crashed at Brakelsiek, 2km west of Schwalenberg. Six crew were killed; one survived as a prisoner of war. Sgt I.K. Doncaster of Sandiacre, on the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire border, is commemorated in St Giles Church.
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Aircraft Type
Lancaster
Serial Number
EE196
Aircraft Code
AS-Z
Squadron
166 Sqn
Station
Kirmington
Date of Loss
1943-10-22
Operation Type
Bombing — Kassel
Cause of Loss
Possibly shot down by night fighter — Hptm Eduard Schröder (12/NJG3), 3rd claim; crashed at Brakelsiek
Crew (1 member)
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Sources
Chorley, W.R. — Bomber Command Losses Vol. 4 (book)
Boiten, T. — Nachtjagd Combat Archive: 1943 Part 3 (book)
Credits & Acknowledgements
Record compiled by
Tony Hibberd (Facebook post); compiled by Holly (LifeOS)
Last updated 2026-10-23
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