| Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
| Serial Number | BK688 |
| Markings | HA-A |
| Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Schaffen Communal Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | Coll. grave 12-14.. |
| Epitaph | BELOVED ONLY SON OF H.L. AND A. DIXON, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, LANCASHIRE ''UNTIL THE DAY BREAK'' |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 156 |
| Service Number | 1527169 |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Group | 3 |
| Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
| Trade | Navigator |
| Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
| Abbiss L W (F/L) |
| Bramble J A (Sgt) |
| Davis W A M (F/S) |
| Grant G A A (Sgt) |
| Howes W R (Sgt) |
| Portrey T L (Sgt) |
| Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
| End Date | 30-05-1943 |
| Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
| Day/Night raid | Night |
| Operation | Wuppertal. 719 aircraft, 33 losses(4.6%). PFF target marking and the resultant main force bombing was especially accurate, leading to what was probably the first instance of a 'firestorm'. Five of the six largest factories in the town, 211 other industrial premises and almost 4000 homes were completely destroyed. Approximately 3400 deaths- five times greater than any other city raid. |
| Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed on Schaffen airfield, Belgium |