Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB854 |
Markings | EQ-D |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Louppy-le-Chateau Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 3-5.. |
Epitaph | HAUD NUNQUAM TENTES AUT PERFICE (Latin: Either do it perfectly or not at all) |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 180 |
Service Number | R/120606 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Archie S (Sgt) |
Birchall R (WO2) |
Cantley A C (Sgt) |
Jorgensen S J (Sgt) |
Mason R W (Sgt) |
Zaleschuk D (F/S) |
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Pilsen- Skoda armaments factory. 327 aircraft, 36 loses (11.0%). The main force was told to locate the Skoda factory visually and only to use PFF marking as a general guide. A large asylum building some 7 miles away was mistaken for the target. The Skoda factory was not hit at all. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Louppy le Chateau, France |