Rainford, John Rawsthorn
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | John Rawsthorn |
Surname | Rainford |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | DFC* |
Date of Death | 22-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Clarkson Rainford, J.P., and Ann Rainford, J.P. (Nee Rawsthorn). Husband of Beryl Thirza Rainford, of Preston, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Manchester I |
Serial Number | L7522 |
Markings | OL-N Sri Garuda |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Norway |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sola Churchyard |
Grave Reference | British Plot. E. 3. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES" ISAIAH XL.31 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42436 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12329 (P366381/42) |
IBCC Digital Archive
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/52 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/686/51 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1942 |
End Date | 22-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (39% moon) |
Operation | Stavanger |
Reason for Loss | Shot down in the sea close to Sola airfield. The raid was a diversionary strike of Luftwaffe airfields while the Fleet Air Arm attacked a German warship |