Burt, Eric Cyril
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Eric Cyril |
Surname | Burt |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 21-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Victor and Anne Burt. Husband of Peggy Marion Burt, of Edgware, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PA979 |
Markings | OF-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 201. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 118027 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-07-1944 |
End Date | 21-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Courtrai |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace with its very experienced crew |