Sinclair, James McDonald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James McDonald |
Surname | Sinclair |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jasper and Christina Sinclair, of Scarfskerry, Caithness-Shire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB588 |
Markings | OF-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Norway |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tonsberg Old Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 97 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 637117 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-02-1945 |
End Date | 24-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (92% moon) |
Operation | Horten, Norway U-boat pens |
Reason for Loss | Highly accurate attack on port facilities at a U-boat base on Oslo Fjord. This was the only aircraft lost, shot down by a Ju88 |