Brown, Roy
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Roy |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Benjamin and Elsie Brown, of Hill Top, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK459 |
Markings | AS-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Couvron-et-Aumencourt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row A. Coll. grave 9-11. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 131965 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/8 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1943 |
End Date | 11-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt am Main |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter (Hptm Wilhelm Herget, Stab I./NJG 4), crashed 03:55 at Beautor (Aisne), 25 km NW of Laon, France. |