Lee, John Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Joseph |
Surname | Lee |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Henry and Mary Jane Lee, of London, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE821 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Row A. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MAY LIVE IN PEACE AND FREEDOM. MOTHER, SISTER AND BROTHERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 62 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/259992 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 86 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Cresswell Crags Visitors Centre Car Park, Creswell, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 86 OTU Wellington HE821 which crashed on a training flight on 5th August 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1944 |
End Date | 05-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gamston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Take off 1355 hrs on cross country training exercise. After 6 hours the starboard engine failed, the prop was feathered, and it is thought the pilot tried a forced landing. At 800 ft he lost control, the plane completed one turn of a flat spin and "crashed heavily" near Cresswell, Worksop. It appears the petrol consumption was higher than planned. Loss time: 2010. All five (RCAF) crew killed |