Manahan, James Ross
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | James Ross |
Surname | Manahan |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 11-06-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED786 |
Markings | HW-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 289. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 67 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41443 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 100 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Manahan Lake, Manitoba; 8km SE of Rat Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Off the A16, Holton le Clay, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Information Boards |
Memorial Text | Do not attack the Hornets nest, 100 Squadron Royal Air Force Waltham Grimsby, December 1942 April 1945, Honour the brave |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/796/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-06-1943 |
End Date | 12-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night-fighter (Fw Kohlar, 1./NJG1) & crashed into the Oosterschelde, Holland. |