Bell, Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-09-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4178 |
Markings | ZN-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 78. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1110202 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/832/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands, west of Zandvoort |