Bomby, John
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Bomby |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NX584 |
Markings | JO-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 281. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 10 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/166028 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1922/16 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1945 |
End Date | 09-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Lutzkendorf |
Reason for Loss | Damaged by radar-predicted flak, the aircraft successfully bombed but then caught fire and suffered engine failure before the crew was ordered to bale out |