Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7913 |
Markings | DY-C |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Florennes Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 7.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 215 |
Service Number | R/100533 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United States of America |
Albrecht J M B (Sgt) |
Brown E L R (Sgt) |
Kenyon R F H (Sgt) |
McCallum T (Sgt) |
Pike D E (F/O) |
Robson G A (Sgt) |
Taylor J W (Sgt) |
Start Date | 02-12-1942 |
End Date | 03-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Frankfurt. 112 aircraft, 6 losses (5.4%). Haze made it difficult for PFF to mark the target. Most bombs fell out of the city, possibly due to a decoy fire. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed south of Rochefort, Belgium |