Callanan, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Callanan |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Michael and Elizabeth Callanan, of Gateshead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4836 |
Markings | PH-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gateshead East Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Div. M/R.C. Grave 1923. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1120882 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/167/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1943 |
End Date | 14-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Wickenby at 1741 hrs detailed to attack targets at Lorient. Aircraft crashed on return from operation to base, coming down in Newball Woods in the airfield circuit some 3 miles from the airfield |