Finnerty, Austin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Austin |
Surname | Finnerty |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 16-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Augustine and Rose Finnerty, of Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG352 |
Markings | EA-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. C. 24. |
Epitaph | SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL. OUR LADY OF FATIMA, PRAY FOR HIM. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2225471 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Squadron Motto | Cave canem (Beware of the dog) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/483A/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/483A/5 |
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 | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Würzburg |
Reason for Loss | Died in a fire in the aircraft over the target area. The remainder of the crew baled out successfully. |