| Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
| Serial Number | HR717 |
| Markings | NP-E |
| Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. C. 12-17.. |
| Epitaph | SADLY MISSED BY HIS WIFE, SON, MOTHER AND SISTER, AND EVER IN THEIR THOUGHTS |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 270 |
| Service Number | 1376146 |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Group | 4 |
| Squadron | 158 |
| Trade | WOp/AG |
| Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
| Cooper J (WO2) |
| Dykes F (Sgt) |
| Ellis W M (F/S) |
| Luther W C (F/O) |
| Simpson H (Sgt) |
| Woodroffe D R (F/O) |
| Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
| End Date | 30-05-1943 |
| Takeoff Station | Lissett |
| Day/Night raid | Night |
| Operation | Wuppertal. 719 aircraft, 33 losses(4.6%). PFF target marking and the resultant main force bombing was especially accurate, leading to what was probably the first instance of a 'firestorm'. Five of the six largest factories in the town, 211 other industrial premises and almost 4000 homes were completely destroyed. Approximately 3400 deaths- five times greater than any other city raid. |
| Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Kerkhoven, Belgium |