Foster, Raymond Norman Percy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Norman Percy |
Surname | Foster |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry Percy Foster and Mabel Elizabeth Foster. Husband of Joyce Ellen Foster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED427 |
Markings | EA-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. F. 19-20. |
Epitaph | HE WAS A SON, BROTHER, HUSBAND AND FATHER. LOST WITH ED427, NOW AT REST |
Ribbon Stone | 0410 (Block 5, Column 20, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 545719 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | R.N.P. Foster 49 Sqn ED427 lost 17/4/43 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Aircraft Parts with mounted silver plaque and secondary plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster ED427 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
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 27/481/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-04-1943 |
End Date | 18-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Pilsen (Skoda factory) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Mannheim Flak defences on return journey at 0200h |