Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP699 |
Markings | QO-O |
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery & Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | 4. D. 10.. |
Epitaph | ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY HIS FRIENDS |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 270 |
Service Number | J/95483 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 432 (Leaside) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | Canada |
Blayney A G (P/O) |
Boylan M J (F/O) |
Cann R L (F/O) |
Green J W (P/O) |
Wilson G D (F/O) |
Start Date | 17-12-1944 |
End Date | 18-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Duisburg. 523 aircraft, 8 Halifaxes lost (1.5%). A successful raid. 346 houses destroyed and 524 badly damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with Halifax LV818. Six crew members died in the crash, one survived. The entire crew of eight on board Halifax LV818 also perished. |