Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | HX147 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row H. Grave 18.. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 214 |
Service Number | R/124087 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Barker B A (Sgt) |
Best J D (F/L) |
Corley W A (F/O) |
Kidney N J (Sgt) |
Kolomic J P (F/O) |
Simmons R F (Sgt) |
Zoratti V (F/O) |
Start Date | 10-07-1944 |
End Date | 11-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a Wellington mid-air and crashed, bursting into flames on impact |