Bell, Bryan Esmond
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bryan Esmond |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Henry and Marjorie May Bell, of Harrow, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND533 |
Markings | EA-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bayeux War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XVI. C. 10 (Coll.) |
Epitaph | HIS PRECIOUS MEMORY WILL LIVE ALWAYS IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVED HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 151471 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-06-1944 |
End Date | 10-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Etampes |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2136hrs to bomb a rail junction. Aircraft shot down by night fighter flown by Hptm. Heinz-Horst Hissbach of 5./NJG2 in the Etrepagny area at altitude 2,000m at 00:38. Crashed 2km N of Rosay-sur-Lieure, 9km N of Ecouis. |