Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT672 |
Markings | VR-D |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. F. 19.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 176 |
Service Number | R/131571 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Adams G (Sgt) |
Bowden W H (F/S) |
Kurring E (Sgt) |
McEwen L D (F/S) |
Neal F S (Sgt) |
Ruto E B (F/O) |
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Mönchengladbach |