Turner, John Curtin
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Curtin |
Surname | Turner |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Bede Turner and Beatrice Mary Turner, of Cooma, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
Serial Number | NG196 |
Markings | PO- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15326. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411968 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 467 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour remembering all 467 (RAAF) Sqn personnel who failed to return from Ops at RAF Bottesford |
Location | SHQ, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | External Clock & Internal inscribed Brass Plaque |
Memorial Text | A commemorative clock in memory of the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served at RAF Waddington during WW2 |
Location | Bar Lane, Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Clock and inscribed Wooden Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial clock to the members of 463 and 467 Sqns RAAF who served with Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-10-1944 |
End Date | 15-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Brunswick |
Reason for Loss | Showered with incendiaries, one of which penetrated the perspex and fuselage above the navigator's table. The navigator sustained serious head injuries and died the following afternoon. The aircraft returned to base and the pilot reported no ill effect on handling due to the damage. Landed at Woodbridge |