Callaghan, Richard Howell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Howell |
Surname | Callaghan |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-08-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X9983 |
Markings | SJ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 20. B. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1312476 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Edgehill |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter or flak over Holland and crashed at Helden, near Venlo |