| Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
| Serial Number | LK657 |
| Markings | SE-K |
| Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | 3. D. 16.. |
| Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS. GOD BLESS YOU DON |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 121 |
| Service Number | 1339868 |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Group | 6 |
| Squadron | 431 (Iroquois) |
| Trade | Pilot |
| Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
| Ashcroft T A (Sgt) |
| Baker R E (F/O) |
| Fisher R V (F/O) |
| Hay P J (W/O) |
| Rudd F (Sgt) |
| Ryan J E (WO1) |
| Start Date | 08-10-1943 |
| End Date | 09-10-1943 |
| Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
| Day/Night raid | Night |
| Operation | Hanover. 504 aircraft and the last to include Wellingtons, none of which were Lost 27 Lancasters and Halifaxes were Lost (5.4%). The Germans had correctly assumed that Hanover was the target and there was much night-fighter activity as a result. The conditions were clear and both marking and the subsequent bombing were accurate and concentrated, with little creepback. The electrical, water and telephone services were destroyed in what was Hanover's worst attack of the war. An impressive marshalling regime on the ground concentrated the public into areas between the fires, saving many lives. Even so, 1200 people were killed and 3345 injured. almost 4000 buildings were destroyed amongst which were the Continental rubber factory and Hanomag machine works. |
| Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kleinburgwedel, Germany |