Plant, John Percival
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Percival |
Surname | Plant |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percival William and Doris Plant, of Ormskirk, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME320 |
Markings | TC-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 276. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3010599 |
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 27/1097/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz |
Reason for Loss | Lost over eastern Germany in this 'Operation Thunderclap' raid |