Haskins, Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Eric |
Surname | Haskins |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Date of Death | 23-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of J. J. and Ann Haskins, of Hoylake, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL914 |
Markings | WS-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 231. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 46 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2211443 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Squadron Motto | Per noctem volamus (Through out the night we fly) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Shot down by a night fighter flown by Adamski. It is believed that the bombs did not explode. A picture of the crash location suggest so. The Germans probably put all of the wreckage in the crater. There is a chance that the human remains of the other crew members and the bomb load are still at this location. The Dutch Air Force investigated the possibilities for excavation October 2005 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/17 |
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 | 23-09-1944 |
End Date | 24-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Munster |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter during an operation to drop 12,000lb Tallboy bombs of Munster-Handorf airfield |