Taylor, Owen Patrick Fewster
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Owen Patrick Fewster |
Surname | Taylor |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 30-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Violet May Taylor, of Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster Ill |
Serial Number | PB521 |
Markings | OF-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10. B. 17. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421792 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Died from severe spinal injuries in Stalag Luft XB. He died after the camp was liberated. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 22-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down during an attack on the Deutsche Erdolwerke refinery, crashing close to the river Elbe, near Hamburg |