Conn, John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Robert |
Surname | Conn |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Harle Conn and Elizabeth Ann Conn, of New Seaham, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | R5795 |
Markings | OF-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 41. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 989237 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11061 (P364750/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/16 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1941 |
End Date | 18-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest- daylight attack on the pocket-battleship Gneisenau |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the sea by Me 109s. Five of the seven crew were seen by other aircraft to bale out |