Kane, Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Patrick |
Surname | Kane |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Patrick and Margaret Kane, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME418 |
Markings | TC-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. G. 2-7. |
Epitaph | THOUGH ABSENT YOU ARE ALWAYS NEAR, STILL LOVED, STILL MISSED, FOR EVER DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 57 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1566852 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau- jet engine factory supplying Junkers |
Reason for Loss | Shot down, crashing at Morsleben, near Helmstedt in Lower Saxony |