Craigie, Colin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Colin |
Surname | Craigie |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Mildred Winifred Craigie, of Kinver, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | JB599 |
Markings | UM-Q2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. G. 10. |
Epitaph | HE DIED FOR FREEDOM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 24 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1395725 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-03-1944 |
End Date | 23-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 18:59 on 22 Mar 1944 from Wickenby to bomb a target in Frankfurt. Outbound, attacked by a night-fighter (Oblt Helmut Lent, Stab/NJG 3, airborne from Stade, Ju 88 G-6, 21:35) near Bielefeld and crashed about 300 m NE of "Obernfelder Dampfziegelei" in Blasheim, 3 km WSW of Lübbecke. The force of the crash, coupled with the fire that followed, totally destroyed the Lancaster. All seven crew killed |