| Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
| Serial Number | MZ807 |
| Markings | BM-C |
| Burial/Memorial Country | France |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | 2A. B. 6.. |
| Epitaph |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 147 |
| Service Number | J/11319 |
| Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Group | 6 |
| Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
| Trade | Pilot |
| Country of origin if different | Canada |
| Ainsworth R E (Sgt) |
| Ash J W (P/O) |
| Grant J E (F/O) |
| Pittman J B (F/O) |
| Shiells R H (F/O) |
| Start Date | 02-12-1944 |
| End Date | 03-12-1944 |
| Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
| Day/Night raid | Night |
| Operation | Hagen. 504 aircraft, 2 losses. A very detailed local report was produced by the Germans detailing bombing mostly in the central, eastern and southern districts. 1658 houses, 92 industrial buildings, 21 schools, 14 cultural buildings, 5 hospitals and 5 banks were destroyed or seriously damaged. Many of the local firms reported up to 3 months' loss of production, including a factory making U-boat accumulators, although this was not learned by the Allies until after the war ended. |
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