Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE501 |
Markings | HD-J |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Seraincourt Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4-6.. |
Epitaph | GREATLY LOVED AND MISSED BY FATHER, MOTHER, BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Service Number | 1193463 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Errington G (Sgt) |
Jones H E (Sgt) |
Tozer C F (P/O) |
Young G K (WO2) |
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Mannheim. 271 aircraft, 18 losses (6.6%). Accurate PFF marking followed by a successful raid. Production stopped at 41 industrial premises. 130 deaths and almost 7000 bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Seraincourt, NW of Rethel, France |