Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LK488 |
Markings | QQ-E |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row B. Grave 2.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Service Number | 428189 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1651 HCU C Flt |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of origin if different | New Zealand |
Burgess N C (F/S) |
Child G (F/S) |
Davis B G (Sgt) |
Stack J M (F/S) |
Young P D (F/S) |
Start Date | 18-10-1944 |
End Date | 19-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wratting Common |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Training- low-level cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Visibility gradually deteriorated throughout the sortie with the result that the aircraft crashed into the now mist-covered Mickle Fell. The crew were some 35 miles off course. |