Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7921 |
Markings | DY-M |
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. B. 18.. |
Epitaph | IT'S NOT THE WORDS, THEY ARE FEW, IT'S THE MEMORY WE HAVE OF YOU |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Service Number | 1540792 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Alexander R L (P/O) |
Lofthouse M W (F/S) |
Thompson W S (Sgt) |
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 04-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Hamburg. 263 aircraft, 16 losses (6.1%). Severe icing over the channel caused many crews to return early. H2S again proved ineffective, leading to scattered bombing throughout the city. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on outbound leg and crashed near Quakenbruck |