Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HR836 |
Markings | MH- |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oegstgeest Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 7.. |
Epitaph | REMEMBERED ALWAYS |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 173 |
Service Number | 112481 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Black A M H (Sgt) |
Freeman H G (F/S) |
Gibbs H J (Sgt) |
Rigby J E (F/O) |
Rochester A E P (Sgt) |
Zapfe M E (F/S) |
Start Date | 23-05-1943 |
End Date | 24-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Dortmund. 826 aircraft- the largest since the 1000 bomber raids. 38 aircraft Lost (4.6%). PFF met with clear conditions and marked the target accurately, leading to a good raid. Much devastation was wreaked across large parts of the city. In particular the Hoesch steelworks were put out of action. 624 were killed. This was the last sizeable raid on Dortmund for exactly one year. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Oegstgeest, Holland |