Aircraft | Consolidated Liberator VI |
Serial Number | KG826 |
Markings | -R |
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bari War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XI. E. 21.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Service Number | 139477 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 205 |
Squadron | 31 SAAF |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Rood E (Lt.) |
van Rooyen U (Lt.) |
Gesundheit B V (Lt.) |
Raeburn E (WO2) |
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 |