Becker, Philip August
Personal Information
Rank | Lt |
Forename(s) | Philip August |
Surname | Becker |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-12-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG145 |
Markings | DX-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. D. 16 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 7 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 328419 |
Service | South African Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Those who perished were initially buried in Oberstenfeld Civil Cemetery. Sgt Osman/Sgt Lees - Grave 60, Sgt Roselt - Grave 61, Flt Sgt Deacon - Grave 62, Lt Becker SAAF - Grave 63, Flt Sgt Ching RNZAF - Grave 64. Reinterred 7 May 1948 |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-12-1944 |
End Date | 05-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (74% moon) |
Operation | Heilbronn |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1630hrs. Shot down by a night-fighter flown by Lt Peter Spoden of II./NJG6 and crashed at Oberstenfeld, 15km SSE of Heilbronn. |