RAF Halifax Bomber on route to Germany crashes near our village.

 

 

"Less we Forget"

 

 

 

 

 

HALIFAX - 158 SQUADRON RAF

 

 

 

158 Squadron Halifax B Mk III

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night of the 6th/7th August 1942

 

Halifax II  W7750 (NP-M)  of 158 Squadron Royal Air Force piloted by  FLT J.P.M. Haydon  (RAAF). Operating from RAF East Moor in Yorkshire the Halifax crashed outward bound between Opglabbeek and Gruitrode.

 

The Crew:                                 

 

                            FO. I.H. Davies (RAAF)

                            Sgt. C.C. Fox,

                            Sgt. H. Huddless

                            Sgt. B.W. Shearer,

                            Sgt. A.A. Beber,

                            Sgt. W.J. Grey (RNZAF)

 

 

SGT Fox was later killed on operations to Aachen with 158 Squadron  in  May 1944.