Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR662 |
Markings | EQ-H |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Guidel Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 3. Grave 10.. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Service Number | 132736 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adam J D (Sgt) |
Barton W K (Sgt) |
Cavadino F A (Sgt) |
Payling E (F/O) |
Rostron J (Sgt) |
Roux T C (F/O) |
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 30-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Lorient. 116 aircraft, 4 losses. The target area was covered by thick cloud and the crews also suffered from severe icing. There was no PFF target marking, which meant the bombing was scattered and ineffective. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Cléguer on the Brest penninsula, 10km north of Lorient, France. |