Saunderson, Christopher William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Christopher William |
Surname | Saunderson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ575 |
Markings | MP-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IVa. E. 36-42 (Coll.) |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 157140 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Domeinstraat 2440, Geel, Antwerpen Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar & stencilled information board |
Memorial Text | Ter herinnering aan de dappere bemanning van de Halifax MZ575 welke neerstortte te Hadschot vlakbij deze plaats in de nacht van 12/13 mei 1944 |
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/652/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/652/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1944 |
End Date | 13-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Hasselt- to attack railway yards. 132 aircraft but only 39 bombed and all missed the target due to haze. The Master Bomber ordered that the raid be stopped. Five Lancasters Lost (3.8%). |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Halshout, north of Aarschot, Belgium |