Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR717 |
Markings | NP-E |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. C. 12-17.. |
Epitaph | I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE. ST. JOHN XI. 25 |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 160 |
Service Number | R/95905 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Cooper J (WO2) |
Dykes F (Sgt) |
Luther W C (F/O) |
Simpson H (Sgt) |
Woodroffe D R (F/O) |
Young H D (Sgt) |
Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
End Date | 30-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
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 | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Kerkhoven, Belgium |