Brookes, Birt
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Birt |
Surname | Brookes |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-11-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Florence M. Brookes, of Brighton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | X2908 |
Markings | VN-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brighton (The Downs) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 871. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 745413 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/485/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-11-1940 |
End Date | 15-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel on the return and crashed 0707 into houses in Dunhill Road, Goole, Lincolnshire |