Pinsent, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Pinsent |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Donovan Henry and Vera Gweneth Pinsent, of Torquay, Devon. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB397 |
Markings | TC-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. H. 27-30. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1852125 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Reportedly collided with 166 Sqdn Lancaster NG290 in mid-air and crashed near the village of Hengen, 24 miles SE of Stuttgart. NG290 is reported to have crashed "near Münsingen", which is located a reasonable distance from Hengen to support the possibility of a mid-air collision. |