Bellinger, William George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William George |
Surname | Bellinger |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold D. and Elvera L. Bellinger, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK259 |
Markings | IP-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Enschede Eastern General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 207. |
Epitaph | WHO DOES NOT REMEMBER AND LOVE HIM WHO FIGHTS, EVEN UNTO DEATH, FOR HIS COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/13120 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1943 |
End Date | 30-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 352 aircraft, 9 losses (2.6%). Oboe equipped PFF accurately marked the target leading to concentrated bombing. 161 deaths on the ground |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter from 19500' and crashed near Enschede, Holland. The other members of the crew became PoW except the pilot, 2Lt J T Clary, USAAF, who evaded capture |