Ling, James Gordon Richmond
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Gordon Richmond |
Surname | Ling |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest S. Ling and Bella M. Ling, of Newmilns, Ayrshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | W5006 |
Markings | WS-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. F. 4. |
Epitaph | HE WAS NOT AFRAID FOR THE TERROR BY NIGHT NOR FOR THE ARROW FLYING BY DAY |
Ribbon Stone | 0985 (Block 11, Column 19, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 158028 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/O J. Gordon R. Ling IX Sqn |
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Bardney at 2205 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft was intercepted and attacked by an Me110 flown by Major Martin Drewes of lll/NJG1 and sent down at Cleeburg, 8 km WNW of Butzbach |