Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK250 |
Markings | IP-W |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 172.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Service Number | J/20440 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Cox A C (F/S) |
Hayward C H (Sgt) |
Henshall H J (Sgt) |
Lee R F (Sgt) |
Ruxton W S (F/O) |
Sheldon P H (WO2) |
Start Date | 04-10-1943 |
End Date | 05-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Frankfurt. 409 aircraft including three B-17s. 11 losses, including one B-17 (2.5%). This was the last raid where American aircraft were involved. Clear weather led to good marking and extensive destruction to the eastern half of the city and the inland docks. Tragically, an orphanage housed in a former Jewish hospital suffered a direct hit resulting in the death of 90 children, 14 nuns and some other members of staff |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the English Channel |