Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1241 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ripon Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec H. Grave 366.. |
Epitaph | HE ASKED LIFE OF THEE, AND THOU GAVEST HIM A LONG LIFE: EVEN FOR EVER AND EVER |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Service Number | J/13020 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Aitken A P M (F/S) |
Clarke G E (Sgt) |
Greengrass R S (F/S) |
Leckie A W (F/S) |
McGinn J H (Sgt) |
McLaughlin W G (F/O) |
Taylor L (F/S) |
Start Date | 10-03-1943 |
End Date | 10-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Banking in readiness to land, went out of control and crashed on the SE side of the airfield, bursting into flames. |