Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7635 |
Markings | LS-V |
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | AIII. 8. 10.. |
Epitaph | DEATH IS THE GATEWAY TO LIFE" "UNTIL" |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 1269014 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Bance E (Sgt) |
Blignaut J J (Sgt) |
Crapp F G (Sgt) |
Kelley A T (F/S) |
Oliver R G (Sgt) |
Skelton R (Sgt) |
Start Date | 08-12-1942 |
End Date | 09-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Mining in the Sweet Peas area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Lakolk Beach, Rømø, Denmark at 2205 hours by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Hans Gref of 4./NJG 3. |