Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND700 |
Markings | PM-X |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave IVa. D. 15-18.. |
Epitaph | O VALIANT HEART - SPLENDID YOU PASSED INTO THE LIGHT THAT NEVERMORE SHALL FADE |
Ribbon Stone | 1537 (Block 107, Column 16, Row 1) |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Service Number | 33252 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | South Africa |
Agar G H (F/S) |
Finighan C L (Sgt) |
McLeod R (F/O) |
Vanderdasson W L (F/O) |
Vickers P D (P/O) |
White R (F/S) |
Start Date | 11-05-1944 |
End Date | 12-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Hasselt- to attack railway yards |
Reason for Loss | Exploded after being hit by cannon fire from a night fighter over Halaar, south-east of Antwerp |