Bailey, William James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William James |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Bailey and Lydia Jane Bailey, of Sandleheath, Hampshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PB872 |
Markings | P4-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Czech Republic |
Burial/Memorial Place | Prague War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | II. C. 7. |
Epitaph | JIM, BELOVED SON OF W.J. AND L.J. BAILEY, "THE CABIN", SANDLEHEATH, HANTS. "AT REST" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 189698 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fenceline, IBCC, Canwick Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Tree and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of 153 Sqn Lancaster PB872 lost near Hranice, Czechoslovakia, 6 March 1945 on return from Ops Chemnitzi |
Location | Rural Location, 35124, 351 24, Hranice u Aš, Karlovy Vary Kraj |
Country | Czech Republic |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone & information board |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter over eastern Germany and caught fire. It is believed the aircraft was attempting to make a force landing before a wing came off and it crashed at Rossbach, now in the Czech Republic |