Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HF542 |
Markings | AL- |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wisch (Varsseveld) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot A. Grave 8.. |
Epitaph | BORN 11TH NOVEMBER 1918 KILLED IN ACTION 12TH JUNE 1943 |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 153 |
Service Number | J/21939 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Campbell D E (F/S) |
Maclachlan A J (F/S) |
Taillefer L P R (WO2) |
Zeidel R (F/S) |
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Düsseldorf. 783 aircraft. 38 losses (4.9%). PFF marking was accurate but one Mosquito inadvertently released some target indicators far from the target, confusing the main force and causing many bombs to fall in open countryside. Nevertheless, much damage was caused to the centre of Düsseldorf with at least 130 acres laid waste 1292 people were killed and 140000 people bombed out. 42 businesses that contributed to the war effort were put completely out of action and a further 35 were put on reduced output. 8 ships were sunk or damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Westendorp, Holland |