Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH876 |
Markings | WP-J |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 180.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Service Number | R/118286 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 90 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Bryant W H (Sgt) |
O'Connell C F (F/O) |
Pollon E S (WO2) |
Poulter J L (F/S) |
Saundercock C L (F/S) |
Wadsworth R (Sgt) |
Young G W (P/O) |
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Ridgewell |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed off the Dutch coast |