Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK228 |
Markings | NA-D |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Florennes Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 4. Grave 50.. |
Epitaph | INTO THE MOSAIC OF VICTORY WE PLACE THIS PRECIOUS JEWEL, OUR SON. MUM AND DAD |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Service Number | 1813538 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Goodfellow J R (WO2) |
Robertson E D (F/O) |
Stewart W F (F/O) |
Ward H B (F/O) |
Weeks W G (F/L) |
Zayets S (Sgt) |
Start Date | 13-07-1943 |
End Date | 14-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Aachen. 374 aircraft, 20 losses (5.3%). A strong tail wind led to the main force arriving early and when PFF marked the target, so many aircraft were waiting that the town appeared to erupt into flames. Almost 3000 buildings were destroyed including apartment blocks, so the number of dwellings destroyed was some 16828. The cathedral, the town hall and many other civic amenities were also classed as severely damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Mesnil St Blaise, Belgium |