Goodwin, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Goodwin |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Catherine Maud Goodwin, of Catford, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM446 |
Markings | PG-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aubergenville Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4-7. |
Epitaph | MAY HE REST IN PEACE AND MAY LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON HIM. LOVED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 41 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 54670 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | 2nd Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-05-1944 |
End Date | 10-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Gennevilliers- to attack the Gnome and Rhone engine plant |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Aubergenville in the Seine valley during an attack on the Gnome and Rone factory in Paris |