Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF565 |
Markings | HA-H |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VII. C. 11.. |
Epitaph | LOVED SON OF MR. AND MRS. H. G. ALLAN OF PROSPECT, SOUTH AUSTRALIA |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 122 |
Service Number | 416404 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Australia |
Campbell K M (Sgt) |
Garai E S (F/O) |
Henderson W F (Sgt) |
Strong D P (Sgt) |
Thomas J C (Sgt) |
Wade H N (Sgt) |
Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
End Date | 30-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Wuppertal. 719 aircraft, 33 losses(4.6%). PFF target marking and the resultant main force bombing was especially accurate, leading to what was probably the first instance of a 'firestorm'. Five of the six largest factories in the town, 211 other industrial premises and almost 4000 homes were completely destroyed. Approximately 3400 deaths- five times greater than any other city raid. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Eupen, Belgium |