Howell, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Howell |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 10-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Howell and Annie Howell (née Keen) of Faversham, Kent |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | X3066 |
Markings | PL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Adegem Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 111. AA. 6-7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 55260 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Awarded DFM 7th March 1941 (London Gazette). |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5796 (P358290/41) |
IBCC Digital Archive
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/981/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1941 |
End Date | 11-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Lt Hans-Dieter Frank, 1./NJG 1) and crashed 23:32 on 10 Apr 1941, 2 km SW of Neeroeteren (Limburg), 6 km WSW of Maaseik, Belgium. |