Banks, Richard Hooton
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Hooton |
Surname | Banks |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of J. J. H. Banks, and of Florence Elizabeth Banks, of Darlington, Co. Durham. 1St Class Diploma In Agriculture, Wye College, London University. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED777 |
Markings | LE-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. E. 19. |
Epitaph | IN JESU'S KEEPING HE IS SAFE. LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY MOTHER AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1529841 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/35 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1943 |
End Date | 03-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Came down at Gross Schulzendorf 7 Km SE of Ludwigsfelde. |