Kahn, Melvin Samuel
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Melvin Samuel |
Surname | Kahn |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 19-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Theodore and Minnie Kahn of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | R5850 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nottingham (Wilford Hill) Jewish Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 35. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 57 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/133968 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1943 |
End Date | 19-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Winthorpe for a night exercise. At 2122 hrs the Lancaster overshot the runway, flying into telephone wires as it came down close to the airfield. On impact the bomber caught fire and burned out. |