Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ622 |
Markings | MP-L |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Goirle RC Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 7.. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF A GALLANT SON AND HUSBAND. MAY HIS SACRIFICE NOT BE IN VAIN |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Service Number | 1471670 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Graydon M H (F/S) |
Horrocks J (Sgt) |
Patterson S (Sgt) |
Robinson R E D (Sgt) |
Wade P S (F/S) |
Start Date | 24-05-1944 |
End Date | 25-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Aachen- to attack two railway yards. 442 aircraft, 25 Lost (5.7%). Because this raid was on German railway infrastructure rather than French of Belgian, the bomber force was considerably larger. The inevitable result was that the bombing was not as concentrated, with many bombs falling in Aachen itself. 207 people were killed, 121 seriously injured and 14800 bombed out of their homes. Nevertheless, much damage was caused to the railway yards, particularly those to the east of the town. The local report states that 288 bombs were duds, this being approximately 10% of the total dropped for the night. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Goirle, south of Tilburg, Holland |