Day, John Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Alfred |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Herbert Ray Day and Christina Mary Day, of Murrumbeena, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ599 |
Markings | AZ-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 284. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 431092 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the last Mosquito to be lost on an op |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1945 |
End Date | 28-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying over the River Elbe |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have ditched off the Frisians |