Sheehan, Edward Fanahan (Flight Sergeant)

51 Squadron (Swift And Sure) RAF Snaith, Halifax BIII aircraft LV 783 MH-Z was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Johannes Hager, Staffelkapitän of the 6/NJG 1 based at Saint-Dizier airfield in France, during night operations over the target Montzen, Belgium. FS EF Sheehan (RCAF), Sergeant FC Brown (RAFVR), Sergeant ES Hastie (RAFVR), FS P Keenan (RAFVR), Sergeant JH Thomas (RAFVR) and Sergeant L Coughlan (RAFVR) were killed. They were initially buried at St Truiden near the crash site but later exhumed and all buried at the Heverlee War Cemetery, Belgium. Flying Officer RP McKean (RCAF) managed to bale out and was an EVADER There were two other 51 Sqn Halifax aircraft lost in the same area on this operation, MZ 565 and LW 479 MH-E Please see Chaplin, R for casualty list on MZ 565. There were 4 KIA and 3 POW on LW 479, including Sergeant JE Sinclair (R/199326)(RCAF) who managed to bale and was taken Prisoner of War Detail from aviation-safety.net Addendum: Halifax aircraft LV 783 missing during night operations over the target Montzen, Belgium. F/O. R.P. McKean (RCAF) was an Evader. Sgt.s F.C, Brown (RAF), L. Coughlan (RAF), E.H. Hastie (RAF), P. Keenan (RAF), and J.H. Thomas (RAF) were also killed.