Downes, Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Patrick |
Surname | Downes |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Ellen Downes, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK273 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Great Crosby (Ss. Peter and Paul) Roman Catholic Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 473-474. |
Epitaph | PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF OUR DEARLY LOVED SON |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1671293 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 18 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-01-1944 |
End Date | 20-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Worksop |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night conversion |
Reason for Loss | During a practised overshoot a blade came off a propeller and the aircraft dived into the grounds of nearby Worksop College and exploded in flames |