Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV963 |
Markings | AL-V |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. E. 16.. |
Epitaph | AT REST |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 171 |
Service Number | 1605337 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adlard W R (P/O) |
Brillinger D S (WO1) |
Doiron H W (P/O) |
Young J O (Sgt) |
Start Date | 22-04-1944 |
End Date | 23-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Düsseldorf. 596 aircraft, 29 losses (4.9%). 2150 tones of bombs were dropped, causing considerable damage, mainly to the northern districts. 56 large industrial premises were hit, of which 7 were destroyed. More than 2000 homes were destroyed, 883 people killed and 593 injured, although these figures were compiled before all the missing had been dug out. |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night-fighter at 21000' over the target, set on fire and was abandoned |