Squadron: (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1944-05-09
Completion Date: 1944-05-09
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Haine-Saint-Pierre Belgium
Target Specific:
Base: East Moor
Take Off Time: 01.22
Squadron Code: QO L
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Posthoorn, West-Vlaanderen
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
123 aircraft - 62 Halifaxes, 53 Lancasters, 8 Mosquitoes « of 6 and 8 Groups. 6 Halifaxes and 3 Lancasters lost. Severe damage was caused to half of the railway yards and to locomotive sheds.
source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
Halifax aircraft LW 583 lost during night operations against Haine St Pierre, Belgium. F/O. T.R. Martin, Pilot Officer K.L. Cannings were killed. One of the crew, not Canadian, missing believed killed. Four Canadians, F/O.s Panzer, D'Andres, Sgt.s Carillon, and McCartney were taken Prisoners Of War.
