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AIRD, James

Personal Information
Rank Sgt
Forename(s) James Storey
Surname Aird
Gender M
Age 33
Decorations
Date of death 18-02-1943
Next of kin Son of James Aird and Jane Aird (née Storey), of Elsdon Terrace, Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland. Husband of Karen Maria Aird, of North Shields (née Berndsson), whom he married in 1936 in South Shields.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number ED492
Markings WS-W
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Sage War Cemetery
Grave Reference 8. B. 1..
Epitaph ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY THOSE WHO LOVED HIM
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 1
Enlistment information
Service Number 1502749
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 5
Squadron 9 (IX)
Trade Navigator
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Fellow Servicemen
Berwick T A (Sgt)
Darlington R W (Sgt)
Davis E J W (F/S)
Last Operation information
Start Date 18-02-1943
End Date 19-02-1943
Takeoff Station Waddington
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Wilhelmshaven
Reason for Loss Shot down by Marine Flak Abt.282 Batterie at Hooksiel and crashed at 20.45hrs at Schreiersort near Wangerland, North of Jever.