Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED429 |
Markings | VN- |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. D. 15.. |
Epitaph | MAY THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL R.I.P. |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 70 |
Service Number | 146317 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Aitken J (Sgt) |
Buchan D M (Sgt) |
Morgan J K (Sgt) |
Stone H R (Sgt) |
Wilkinson J T (Sgt) |
Start Date | 12-06-1943 |
End Date | 13-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak & blew up over the Ruhr, crashing nr. Castrop Rauxel. |