Cairns, John Caldwell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Caldwell |
Surname | Cairns |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB709 |
Markings | PH-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 210. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 53886 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1944 |
End Date | 09-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Mine laying in Baltic waters |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Wickenby at 2123 hrs tasked with laying mines in the Baltic area. Aircraft crashed into the sea near Esbjerg harbour, Denmark. One body that of Keates was found near Blavand lighthouse on the 13th April 1944. Two days later he was buried at Esbjerg Fourfelt Cemetery. The rest of the crew are commemorated at Runnymede |