Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT617 |
Markings | VR-G |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Olst (Duur) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 12.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 202 |
Service Number | 132735 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Agar B W (F/S) |
Boyd P D (F/O) |
Hall S N (Sgt) |
Langley J B (Sgt) |
Lawry G W (F/O) |
Ransome L H (Sgt) |
Start Date | 03-04-1943 |
End Date | 04-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Essen. 348 aircraft, 21 losses (6.0%). The weather was uncertain so PFF had a plan to mark either using sky or ground markers. In the event the conditions were clear but both kinds of marking were used, causing confusion amongst the main force. Nevertheless, bombing was accurate, making this the most successful attack on Essen so far. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Duur, near Deventer, Holland |