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ALDERSON EH
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ALDERSON, Ernest

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax II
Serial Number JB841
Markings EQ-K
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
Grave Reference 3. D. 6..
Epitaph GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 121
Enlistment information
Service Number R/123174
Service Royal Canadian Air Force
Group 6
Squadron 408 (Goose)
Trade Air Gunner
Country of origin if different Canada
Last Operation information
Start Date 23-05-1943
End Date 24-05-1943
Takeoff Station Leeming
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Dortmund. 826 aircraft- the largest since the 1000 bomber raids. 38 aircraft Lost (4.6%). PFF met with clear conditions and marked the target accurately, leading to a good raid. Much devastation was wreaked across large parts of the city. In particular the Hoesch steelworks were put out of action. 624 were killed. This was the last sizeable raid on Dortmund for exactly one year.
Reason for Loss Crashed at Bergkamen, NE of Dortmund, Germany