Star, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Star |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Max and Bertha Star, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Husband of Irene Ellen Star. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP397 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nottingham (Wilford Hill) Jewish Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 59. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 101 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 53473 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 28 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Mayfield, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Information Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington LP397 which crashed in poor weather on 13th June 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-06-1944 |
End Date | 13-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Castle Donington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-county exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Mayfield near Ashbourne. One possible cause was a lightning strike |