Looney, Francis Noel
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Francis Noel |
Surname | Looney |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Francis Looney and Viola Doris Looney, of Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA902 |
Markings | JO-D D-Dog |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vollenhove (Stad-Vollenhove) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row 4. Grave 628. |
Epitaph | SEMPER FIDELIS. HE LOVED PARENTS, FAITH AND COUNTRY R.I.P. (Latin - ALWAYS FAITHFUL) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 423290 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 463 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock, Internal Inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Clock & inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1921/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1944 |
End Date | 03-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (52% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night fighter and shot down over Holland, crashing onto what is now the reclaimed area of Noordoostpolder |