Chaston, Lionel Greer
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Lionel Greer |
Surname | Chaston |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1244 |
Markings | EQ-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. E. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/77559 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-08-1942 |
End Date | 28-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (96% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2005hrs. Hit by anti aircraft fire and crashed 11 miles W of Kassel. |