Johnstone, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Johnstone |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Margaret Johnstone, of Kilwinning, Ayrshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT141 |
Markings | EQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 3. B. 7-8. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 998695 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13806 (P367804/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-04-1942 |
End Date | 15-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Victim of a night fighter, the aircraft crashed at Eichlinghofen, near Dortmund |