Drane, Albert Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Albert Patrick |
Surname | Drane |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis Henry and Emily Annie Drane, of Cambridge. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X3133 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4A. J. 1. |
Epitaph | ALL HE HAD HE GAVE THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN A BETTER WORLD "THY WILL BE DONE" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755119 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7250 (P360106/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1941 |
End Date | 30-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2235 and was shot down by a night fighter flown by Oblt Reinhold Eckardt II./NJG1, crashing at 0255hrs at Haseldorf, located 24km WNW of Hamburg. |