Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4377 |
Markings | DX- |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot EE. Grave 2.. |
Epitaph | MAY OUR GREAT LOSS AND HIS GREATER SACRIFICE NOT BE IN VAIN |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Service Number | 1394734 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Alexander H (Sgt) |
Burston M H (Sgt) |
Hull G (Sgt) |
Kitson G G (Sgt) |
Ray L J (Sgt) |
Robinson G A (Sgt) |
Start Date | 21-06-1943 |
End Date | 22-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Krefeld |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Maj. Walter Ehle of Stab II./NJG1 (his 29th victory). Crashed at approximately 01:50 hours near Boschweg Road, behind the De Ketting Café in a forested area of Boxtel, Netherlands. All of the crew perished. The local fire brigade attended the scene when a bomb exploded in the burning wreckage killing two firemen and seriously injuring three more. The two dead firemen were Petrius van der Ven and Martinus Goossens. |