Rogerson, John Inshaw
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John Inshaw |
Surname | Rogerson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 17-08-1944 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | NE167 |
Markings | OF-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Poland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 5. C. 1-10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 147714 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Squadron Motto | Achieve your aim |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Location | Roadside location (off E6), F�ttenfjord, near �senfjord, Tr�ndelag Fylke |
Country | Norway |
Memorial Type | Inscribed memorial stone atopped with inert aerial sea mine and Tirpitz anchor chain link |
Memorial Text |
For Frihet Til minne om Allierte Flymannskaper fra RAF drept under angrep pa det tyske slagskipet Tirpitz i F�ttenfjord 1942
Translation "For freedom In memory of the Allied Aircrews from the RAF who died in attacks on the German Battleship Tirpitz in the F�ttenfjord 1942 " |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 27 June 1922 |
His DFC was promulgated in the Gazette on 15 September 1944 |
He completed 16 Ops with No. 207 Squadron between July 1943 and December 1943 and moved to No. 97 Squadron in January 1944 where he completed 20 further operations. This was the last Op of his tour. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1944 |
End Date | 17-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying, Stettin Bay |
Reason for Loss | The aircraft was reported to be on fire at low level before the crew attempted to bale out during their mine-laying operation in Stettin Bay |