Lightfoot, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Lightfoot |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John McNeil Lightfoot and of Margaret Lightfoot (née Leitch), of Edinburgh. Husband of Jean Shearer Lightfoot (née Robertson). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4277 |
Markings | KM-S Chris Columbus |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aabenraaa Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Mil. Plot. Row 2. Coll. grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 653613 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1920, Edinburgh |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-01-1943 |
End Date | 09-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Daffodils area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at 21.10hrs 3kms North of Aabenraa nr Romo Island by a Dornier 217 J-1 night-fighter (from Westerland Airfield) and flown by Fw. Ernst Baader of 4./NJG3. Crashed on fire into Sost Forest nr Aabenraa. |