Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum  

Go Back   Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum > Discussion > Allied and Soviet Air Forces

Allied and Soviet Air Forces Please use this forum to discuss the Air Forces of the Western Allies and the Soviet Union.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 25th December 2006, 14:35
michel's Avatar
michel michel is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Montfort-Holland
Posts: 272
michel is on a distinguished road
Halifax W-1180 78Sqn.

Hello,

I,m looking for pictures of Halifax W-1180 78Sqn.
This plane crashed on 6 Augutus 1942 at Posterholt-Holland
They who died buried at Jonkerbos War Cemetery.
Mission was Bochum-Germany.

Michel
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 22nd January 2007, 04:16
RossGmann RossGmann is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Burpengary East, Queensland, Australia
Posts: 289
RossGmann is on a distinguished road
Re: Halifax W-1180 78Sqn.

Sorry no picture.

Is the following of any interest

Halifax W1180 Information

Type Halifax
Serial Number W1180
X1D EY-?
Squadron 78
Operation Bochum
Dates 5th/6th August 1942
Further Information

Airborne 2155 5Aug42 from Middleton St.George. Cause of loss not established. Crashed at Sint Odili_nberg (Limburg), 5 km S of Roermond, Holland. Those killed were taken for burial at Venlo. Their graves are now located in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen. Sgt J.C.Stevens PoW Sgt A.Greenacre PoW P/O R.Shipley PoW Sgt D.Willoughby PoW Sgt J.W.Clarke KIA Sgt H.M.Gall RAAF KIA Sgt J.R.Gilbert RCAF KIA Sgt A.Greenacre was interned in Camps 8B/344, PoW No.25631 with Sgt J.C.Stevens, PoW No.25119 and Sgt D.Willoughby, PoW No.25123. P/O R.Shipley in Camps 8B/344/L3, PoW No.25122. "
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
RAF Halifax crash, 6 Nov 44 Eagle0025 Allied and Soviet Air Forces 16 5th December 2021 18:25
Loss of 462SQN RAAF Halifax, 14 July 43 Nick Hector Allied and Soviet Air Forces 4 11th January 2007 09:25
About a Halifax shot down on 22/23 May 1944 near Blois canonne Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces 1 26th August 2006 23:39
Halifax JP247 shot down over Yugoslavia chrisjay Luftwaffe and Axis Air Forces 9 19th March 2006 09:18


All times are GMT +2. The time now is 15:45.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004 - 2018, 12oclockhigh.net