Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | HX958 |
Markings | YH-H |
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgum |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ardennes American Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Tablets of the Missing. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | 271 |
Service Number | O-886099 |
Service | United States Army Air Forces |
Group | 2 Group, 140 Wing |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United States of America |
Alderton A M L (S/L) |
Chaiet B L (1Lt) |
Alderton A M L (S/L) |
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Gravesend |
Day/Night raid | |
Operation | To bomb a V1 launch site at St. Pierre |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak in his starboard engine but successfully feathered the unit. Later crashed into the sea and exploded on impact. |