Mason, James Hubert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Hubert |
Surname | Mason |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 01-02-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF232 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Aberdeen (Springbank) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. W. Grave 163. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 68 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17624 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | 31 January on a night exercise, the crew including a pupil pilot and two flight engineers. At 2132, soon after departing, the Stirling came down at Carlton-le-Moorland, 9 miles SSW from Lincoln. |