Aircraft | Consolidated Liberator VI |
Serial Number | KG826 |
Markings | -R |
Burial/Memorial Country | Malta |
Burial/Memorial Place | Malta Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 17, Column 1.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Service Number | 102429V |
Service | South African Air Force |
Group | 205 |
Squadron | 31 SAAF |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | South Africa |
Rood E (Lt.) |
van Rooyen U (Lt.) |
Raeburn E (WO2) |
Shepherd F W (F/O) |
Adams L (Sgt) |
Greig H L (Sgt) |
Essery L V (Lt.) |
Start Date | 26-07-1944 |
End Date | 27-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Foggia No 1 / Celone |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Ploesti |
Reason for Loss | On return shot down by a nightfighter and crashed in the Adriatic |