Tunstall, John Tengate
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Tengate |
Surname | Tunstall |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred Nicholson Tunstall and Ann Amelia Tunstall, of Appleby, Westmorland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG363 |
Markings | BQ-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. C. 17. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE STARS FORGET TO SHINE WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 108 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3040778 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
The Germans buried the seven dead crew in Graves 1-7, Plot 135 within Munich West Cemetery |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 07-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft was shot down by a night fighter (Obfw. Heinrich Schmidt, 2./NJG 6) and crashed at Moosham bei Egling, 30 km S of München. |