Jones, Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED917 |
Markings | OF-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 155. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 56 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1297209 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1943 |
End Date | 04-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter flown either by Offw. Otto Hofer or Hptm. Ewald Janssen. Crashed into the south of the city. Lancaster DS662 was shot down around the same time and crashed in the same vicinity. |