Richards, Reginald Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Reginald Charles |
Surname | Richards |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-01-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB515 |
Markings | P4-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Pancras Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 5 H. Grave 164. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1398924 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1945 |
End Date | 03-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (81% moon) |
Operation | Nurnberg |
Reason for Loss | Homebound, mid-air collision around 2310 with 150 Sqdn Lancaster NG421, both Aircraft crashing at Sudbrooke, 5km NNE of Lincoln. |