Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1113 |
Markings | LQ-G |
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Weststellingwerf (Noordwolde) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot G. Row 1. Grave 7.. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS (Bible - John 15:13) |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 241 |
Service Number | 571779 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adams R T (F/S) |
Beare W P (Sgt) |
Bell J W (W/O) |
Dickinson W J (F/S) |
Echin H A (P/O) |
Harrell W J (F/S) |
Oneson P P A (F/S) |
Start Date | 29-06-1942 |
End Date | 30-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Bremen. 253 aircraft with Germany reporting extensive damage to Focke-Wulf and the AG Weser U-boat shipyard plus other infrastructure. 11 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Noordwolde, Holland |