McCoy, Alan James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan James |
Surname | McCoy |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert James McCoy and Edith Gertrude McCoy, of Biggin Hill, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED662 |
Markings | WS-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beck Row (St. John) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row D. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD. . . AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 70 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 570381 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/127/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-04-1943 |
End Date | 07-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Training- bullseye (night evasion exercise) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Kennyhill near Mildenhall, Suffolk. Believed to have suffered total engine failure |