Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK894 |
Markings | IP-K |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 5-8.. |
Epitaph | GREATLY LOVED |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Service Number | 156616 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Bartlett F A (Sgt) |
Box J A (WO2) |
Howard M W (F/O) |
Kerr L W (P/O) |
Leaver F H (P/O) |
Patrick L C (F/S) |
Young S G (P/O) |
Start Date | 30-08-1943 |
End Date | 31-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Mönchengladbach/ Rheydt. 660 aircraft, 25 losses (3.8%). PFF marked Mönchengladbach first and then after a two minute pause, the neighbouring town of Rheydt. Good visibility and Oboe assistance made for extremely accurate marking and as a result the bombing was concentrated with little creepback. Approximately half of both towns was destroyed with 1059 and 1280 buildings destroyed in the two towns (respectively). |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have crashed NNE of Maaseik, Belgium |