Flint, Harry Thomas George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Harry Thomas George |
Surname | Flint |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry and Rosetta Jane Flint. Husband of Gladys May Flint, of Windsor, Berkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND785 |
Markings | HW-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. J. 2. |
Epitaph | IN THE MORNING AND EVENING AND AT ALL TIMES YOU ARE REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1852349 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/797/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1944 |
End Date | 21-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | The bomb load exploded after a direct hit by flak and debris was scattered over a wide area in the Ruhr Valley |