Mooney, John Francis Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Francis Arthur |
Surname | Mooney |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Molly Mooney. Husband of Joan Mooney, of Kegworth, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME735 |
Markings | UL-B2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 1. H. 13-17. |
Epitaph | BETTER LOVE HAS NO MAN, HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. MAY IT BE NOT IN VAIN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 75 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1817442 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
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 27/2050/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and exploded at Kevelaer, near Cleve |