Crookes, Vincent
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Vincent |
Surname | Crookes |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Date of Death | 18-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William H. and Mable Maud Crookes, of Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | EE109 |
Markings | PG-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 146. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0884 (Block 10, Column 16, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1677821 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Canwick Avenue, Lincoln LN4 2HQ |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Vincent Crooks Age 19 Air Gunner 619 Sqn Always Remembered |
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-10-1943 |
End Date | 19-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Hannover |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 2021 into the centre of Hannover |