Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7580 |
Markings | OJ-D |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Uden War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. I. 10-13.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 965668 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Basson P H (P/O) |
Blatherwick G (Sgt) |
Boumphrey E H (Sgt) |
Bowes A J L (F/O) |
Isted E C (Sgt) |
Morris D (Sgt) |
Start Date | 23-07-1942 |
End Date | 24-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Duisburg. 215 aircraft. Again, the marker flares were not accurately deployed. Some housing damage although bombing was very scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Oss, Holland |