McCrossan, John Michael
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Michael |
Surname | McCrossan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 13-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Margaret McCrossan, of Paisley, Renfrewshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED429 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. D. 15. |
Epitaph | MAY THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 70 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 146317 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Birchwood Way, Birchwood Estate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Inscribed Marble Obolisk |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Air Crews and Ground Staff who gave their lives whilst serving with No 50 Squadron and No 61 Squadron, 5 group, Bomber Command The Royal Air Force 2nd World War 1939 to 1945. No 50 Squadron "From defence to attack" Operated from Waddi |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Stone |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Skellingthorpe. My brief sweet life is over, My eyes no longer see, No Christmas Trees, No summer walks, No pretty girls for me, I've got the chop - I've had it, My nightly ops are done, Yet in another 100 years I'll still be twenty one. R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/487/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-06-1943 |
End Date | 13-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Skellingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak & blew up over the Ruhr, crashing nr. Castrop Rauxel. |