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PETERS, Herbert

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Short Stirling III
Serial Number EE887
Markings WP-T
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Netherlands
Burial/Memorial Place Bergen General Cemetery
Grave Reference Plot 2. Row D. Grave 13..
Epitaph HE GAVE HIS ALL IN THE SERVICE OF KING, HOME AND FAMILY
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 225
Enlistment information
Service Number 414077
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 90
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Australia
Last Operation information
Start Date 21-06-1943
End Date 22-06-1943
Takeoff Station West Wickham
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Krefeld. 705 aircraft, 44 losses (6.2%) with night-fighters counting for most of the losses (the night was moonlit). PFF marking was near-perfect (using Oboe). A large fire in the centre of Krefeld raged unchecked for many hours. Over 5500 houses destroyed, 1056 people killed and 72000 bombed out of their homes.
Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NW of Hoorn, Holland