Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | DF665 |
Markings | VR-Q |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gosseliès Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 14.. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 215 |
Service Number | R/91335 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Caton A E (F/S) |
Holmes A (F/S) |
Zaparynuk P K (F/S) |
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Saarbrucken. 113 aircraft despatched in this experimental raid- incurred 7 losses (%). No PFF presence. Theory was that this lightly defended town would be an easy target while the main raid was taking place on Nuremburg. Bombing was scattered over a wide area and overall the raid was not a success |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Givet on the French border |