McKnight, James Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | James Bernard |
Surname | McKnight |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 31-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph Patrick McKnight and Susan Mary McKnight, of St. Marks, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF232 |
Markings | -J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 310A. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED SON. OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF HIS SOUL R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 72 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 755362 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
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. |