Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ289 |
Markings | DY-J |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 264.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 253 |
Service Number | 206162V |
Service | South African Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | South Africa |
Aitchison R (Sgt) |
Gibson G B (Sgt) |
Greening G V (Sgt) |
Locke H L (W/O) |
Reader G S (F/S) |
White R I (Sgt) |
Start Date | 17-09-1944 |
End Date | 17-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training- tasked with disposing of bombs in the North Sea |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |