Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6082 |
Markings | OJ-Q |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wonseradeel (Makkum) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row N. Coll. grave 37.. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF BRUCE'S DADDY WHO DIED THAT HE MIGHT LIVE |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Service Number | 67693 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Alexander G W (S/L) |
Dellow C W (P/O) |
Gallagher R T P (Sgt) |
Hickley P F (Sgt) |
Shearer L (Sgt) |
Wiltshire L (F/S) |
Start Date | 29-06-1942 |
End Date | 30-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Bremen. 253 aircraft with Germany reporting extensive damage to Focke-Wulf and the AG Weser U-boat shipyard plus other infrastructure. 11 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near to Bolsward, Holland |