Sims, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Sims |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis H. E. and Jessie Sims, of Leigh, Staffordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK538 |
Markings | QR-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. G. 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1577750 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/579/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-02-1944 |
End Date | 20-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Leipzig |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighter in vicinity of Gifhorn. All baled out but 4 too low to survive. |