Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JP201 |
Markings | QY-X |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Redcar Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot M. Row 8. Grave 32.. |
Epitaph | GOODNIGHT, MY SON YOU WILL AWAKE WITH THE DAWN |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 1595296 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
O'Connor I (F/S) |
Saunders B E (Sgt) |
Sherwin J E L (Sgt) |
Straiton P (Sgt) |
Start Date | 15-11-1944 |
End Date | 15-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 1664 HCU Halifax (LL137 ZU-L), both aircraft crashing near Bow, NE of Exeter |