Sales, George Alastair
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Alastair |
Surname | Sales |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Eustace Clarence and Agnes Barnes Sales, of Wadhurst, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5700 |
Markings | WS-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. E. 17. |
Epitaph | WITH THE MORN THOSE ANGEL FACES SMILE WHICH I HAVE LOVED AND LOST AWHILE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 93 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1803655 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/127/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1943 |
End Date | 23-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Hannover |
Reason for Loss | It is thought R5700 was shot down by Fw. Hermann Wischnewski 3./JG300 at 2 500 mtrs, at 22.37 over the target area. Crashed at Bad Mϋnder-am- Deister, 25 km SW of Hannover. All seven crew killed |