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. 17.. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Service Number | 1128371 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adams G (Sgt) |
Bowden W H (F/S) |
Haralson O J (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 |