Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NA578 |
Markings | C8- |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row C. Coll. Grave 2.. |
Epitaph | AND AS THE SUN GOES DOWN AND IN THE MORNING WE SHALL REMEMBER HIM |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Service Number | 1807185 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 640 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Alden A J (Sgt) |
Duffin J D (P/O) |
Jenkins S (F/S) |
Ward H (Sgt) |
Warren G E (Sgt) |
White C A (P/O) |
Start Date | 25-08-1944 |
End Date | 25-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Watten- to attack a flying bomb site. Part of a 161 strong force to attack 5 V-bomb sites in the Pas de Calais. Varying results. 3 aircraft lost (1.8%). |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft hit by Flak at 1,500ft. Crashed in a field near 24 Rue du Mont Eperlecques. |