Drake, Alan George
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Alan George |
Surname | Drake |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Charles and Arilda Dott. Drake, of Wembley, Middlesex J Husband of Edna Drake. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | ME664 |
Markings | LE-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. C. 13. |
Epitaph | ABIDE WITH ME; FAST FALLS THE EVENTIDE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 517789 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from East Kirkby at 2216 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft was attacked outbound by a night fighter which came upon the bomber at 20,000 feet. Out of control the aircraft crashed near Ruhla. |