Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF415 |
Markings | WP-S |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Montfoort General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row 1. Grave 3.. |
Epitaph | ONE FAMILY, WE DWELL IN HIM, ONE CHURCH, ABOVE AND BENEATH |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 1365001 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 90 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Egan P J (Sgt) |
Jenkins L H (Sgt) |
Macdougall G D (P/O) |
Mactavish C G H (Sgt) |
Parton F A (F/O) |
Stephens G (P/O) |
Williams R T (Sgt) |
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 04-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ridgewell |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Hamburg. 263 aircraft, 16 losses (6.1%). Severe icing over the channel caused many crews to return early. H2S again proved ineffective, leading to scattered bombing throughout the city. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Willeskop, Holland |