Blamey, Richard Cubitt
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Cubitt |
Surname | Blamey |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-10-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cubitt and Christine Mary Blamey, of Wadebridge, Cornwall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE256 |
Markings | VN-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. F. 10. |
Epitaph | HE THREW HIS HEART INTO THE SKY AND CLIMBED AFTER IT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1164368 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9813 (P363232/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/18 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-10-1941 |
End Date | 24-10-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Kiel shipyards |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed in the target area |