Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK875 |
Markings | NP-Q |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ecquetot Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 240 |
Service Number | 2209172 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Greenway J K (F/O) |
Hansen V N (F/S) |
Thompson R B (P/O) |
Younie W A (P/O) |
Start Date | 02-06-1944 |
End Date | 03-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Trappes- to bomb the railway yards. 128 aircraft, 16 losses (12.5%). Most of the bombing fell in the eastern portion of the target area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed NNW of Evreux, France |