Gibbins, Eric William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Eric William |
Surname | Gibbins |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG201 |
Markings | P4-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. B. 4. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0572 (Block 7, Column 11, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 39 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 173411 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/O E.W. (Gibbo) Gibbins NG201 153 Sqn 11/3/45 Lest We Forget |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-03-1945 |
End Date | 11-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 1125 Crashed in the target area. All seven crew killed on their 26th operation |