Howgill, Richard Raymond
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Richard Raymond |
Surname | Howgill |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 03-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Thomas Howgill and Olive Marie Howgill, of New Barnet, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED705 |
Markings | HW-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. E. 8. |
Epitaph | UNTO GOD ONLY BE HONOUR AND GLORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 52 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 124407 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-08-1943 |
End Date | 03-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2325hrs shot down by a night fighter and crashed in the sea E of Heligoland. |