Details :- HE501
was shotdown at 23:56 by a night-fighter and crashed near Seraincourt (Ardennes) at Logny-les-Chaumont, 16km North West of Rethel, France.
271 aircraft detailed to attack, 18 lost.
The bomb load carried by HE501 on the night of 16th April 1943 was 6 x 500lb M.C. bombs and 890 gallons of fuel to allow for 9 - 10 hours of flying time.
All
the crew are buried in Seraincourt Churchyard.
Photo of Sgt G Errington very kindly donated by Anne Nicholson
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