Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DK318 |
Markings | HS-B |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 178.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Service Number | J/17228 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Ackland L J (F/L) |
Start Date | 26-03-1943 |
End Date | 27-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Duisburg. 455 aircraft, 6 losses (1.3%). This raid was a failure because 5 Oboe equipped Mosquitoes were forced to return to base due to technical difficulties, so no sky marking had been possible. As a result bombing was scattered |
Reason for Loss | Last heard calling for help at 2230. |