Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3713 |
Markings | WS-J |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leens General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 14. Grave 4.. |
Epitaph | PEACE, PERFECT PEACE, WITH LOVED ONES FAR AWAY? IN JESUS' KEEPING WE ARE SAFE |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | R/70976 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Baxter J D (P/O) |
Brooks A V (P/O) |
Brown J (Sgt) |
James L V (W/C) |
Start Date | 20-06-1942 |
End Date | 21-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Emden. 185 aircraft, of which 8 were lost. 100 houses damaged and 1 person injured |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NW of Groningen, Holland |