McGibbon, Reginald Stewart
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Stewart |
Surname | McGibbon |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Stewart McGibbon and Dora Irene McGibbon of Dundee, Huntingdon Co., Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL799 |
Markings | UL-N2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cronenbourg French National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | L. 9. 15. |
Epitaph | BORN 15TH AUGUST 1916 DUNDEE, QUEBEC, CANADA. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/20908 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/3 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at 0230 29Jul44 2 km NE of Weyersheim (Bas-Rhin), 15 km NNE from the centre of Strasbourg |