Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT539 |
Markings | DY-A |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 6. Grave 131.. |
Epitaph | TOO DEARLY LOVED TO BE FORGOTTEN |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Service Number | 526468 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Broome S (Sgt) |
Callan M K (F/S) |
Kingsland E H (F/S) |
Marler D T (F/S) |
Read F W (F/S) |
Richardson P (Sgt) |
Zealand J H (P/O) |
Start Date | 09-11-1942 |
End Date | 10-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Hamburg. 213 aircraft, 15 losses (7.0%). Many weather problems, including cloud, wind and icing, and absence of a successful PFF marker conspired to make this raid relatively unsuccessful |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Oosterend on the Dutch island of Texel |