Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JB791 |
Markings | VR-X |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. F. 12.. |
Epitaph | I'LL MEET THE WORLD'S BEST PILOT AT THE DAWN |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 210 |
Service Number | R/79669 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Alison W H D (Sgt) |
Start Date | 12-05-1943 |
End Date | 13-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Duisburg. 572 aircraft, 34 losses (5.9%). Near-perfect PFF marking lead to highly concentrated bombing and a significant improvement on the three preceding recent raids on Duisburg. The centre and port areas of the city were badly damaged, including four of the August Thyssen steel plants. Such was the success of this raid that no further raids were planned on Duisburg for some time. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 20000' after leaving the target area. Partially abandoned and crashed at Bedburg-Hau |