Aircraft | Consolidated Liberator VI |
Serial Number | EW161 |
Markings | -W |
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. D. 3.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Service Number | 136470V |
Service | South African Air Force |
Group | 205 |
Squadron | 31 SAAF |
Trade | |
Country of origin if different | South Africa |
Lawrie G (Capt.) |
Mclnnes A J (Lt.) |
Coleman O (Lt.) |
Swift G (Sgt) |
Bonney A M (F/O) |
Zambra R (F/Sgt) |
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Foggia No. 1/ Celone |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | SOE drop to the Polish Home Army in Puszcza Kampinoska, west of Warsaw |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Lysa Gora by a night-fighter en route to the target |