Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW715 |
Markings | KW-Q |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marquise Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row A. Grave 22.. |
Epitaph | PRECIOUS MEMORIES, SILENTLY TREASURED |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 1450691 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
McEvoy D R (P/O) |
Start Date | 15-06-1944 |
End Date | 16-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Boulogne- to destroy German light naval vessels. The local report describes great destruction to the harbour area with 200 people having been killed. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Desvres in the Pas-de-Calais, France. |