Aircraft | |
Serial Number | |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Manor Park |
Grave Reference | Square 288. Grave 111095.. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND. TO LIVE IN HEARTS YOU LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 11 |
Service Number | 1481016 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Start Date | 07-09-1943 |
End Date | 07-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Returning from a night out in Lincoln, by train, a group of armourers from 49 Squadron then caught the ferry to cross over the Witham to Fiskerton. Some of the airmen fell in the river and become trapped under the ferry. AC2 Brown and one other airmen drowned |