Potter, John Foster
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Foster |
Surname | Potter |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL836 |
Markings | BQ-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Achiet-Le-Petit Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23136 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Potter Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/3 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-04-1944 |
End Date | 11-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Aulnoye |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter, crashing near Bapaume |