Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK542 |
Markings | KO-J |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. E. 9.. |
Epitaph | WITH COURAGE, TRUTH AND LABOUR, HE SERVED HIS GOD AND KING |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Service Number | 426598 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | Australia |
Bennett P A (F/S) |
Forth N L (Sgt) |
Holt A (Sgt) |
McKelvie W (Sgt) |
Plummer J F (Sgt) |
Zegarchuk J E (P/O) |
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Karlsruhe. 637 aircraft, 19 losses (3.0%). A combination of cloud and a strong wind meant that PFF marked too far north of the target. As a result, most bombs fell outside the city and some aircraft bombed alternative targets as they were unable to find Karlsruhe. Opinion is divided about the casualties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NE of St Truiden, Belgium |