Johnson, Richard Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Anthony |
Surname | Johnson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard and Mary Johnson, of Scale Hall, Lancaster. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME728 |
Markings | AR-F2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Avant-Les-Marcilly Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 2. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. THIS DAY IS YOURS, YESTERDAY IS DEAD AND TOMORROW IS YET TO COME |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 641334 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1909/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1944 |
End Date | 04-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Mailly-le-Camp |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter as it headed for home, crashing at Avant-les-Marcilly |