Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA918 |
Markings | BQ-W |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dunkirk Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2 Row 5 Grave 4.. |
Epitaph | GUESS NOW WHO HOLDS THEE? DEATH, I SAID, BUT THE SILVER ANSWER RANG, NOT DEATH, BUT LOVE |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 91 |
Service Number | 1404551 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Albutt O L (F/O) |
Goulden D A (F/O) |
Hopper W W (Sgt) |
Pepper E G R (Sgt) |
Sage E V (F/O) |
Taylor W C (Sgt) |
Start Date | 09-05-1944 |
End Date | 10-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Mardyck- to bomb a coastal battery near Dunkerque |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off Dunkirk. |