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CURTIS JF
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CURTIS, John

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) John Franklin
Surname Curtis
Gender M
Age 27
Decorations
Date of death 03-09-1943
Next of kin Son of James Herbert and Rose Mary Curtis. Husband of Josephine Victoria Curtis, of Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster I
Serial Number R5492
Markings GP-N
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery
Grave Reference Plot 51. Sec. H. Row T. Grave 250..
Epitaph A GREATER LOVE THAN THIS, NO MAN HATH
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 26
Enlistment information
Service Number 412231
Service Royal Australian Air Force
Group 5
Squadron 1661 HCU
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different Australia
Fellow Servicemen
Audley D S (F/S)
Gawler S A (F/S)
Lowry S K (P/O)
Milton L J (Sgt)
Phillips T D (F/S)
Taylor L A (F/S)
Young A (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 03-09-1943
End Date 03-09-1943
Takeoff Station Winthorpe
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Night navigation exercise
Reason for Loss Dived into the ground near Exeter airfield