Bennett, John Keith
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Keith |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1318 |
Markings | EA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Adegem Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | III. AB. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 40664 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Observer/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/480/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1940 |
End Date | 26-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Communications - To attack rail targets between Aachen and Krefeld, Germany |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed in the sea of the Belgium coast |