Ainger, Thomas Brian
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Brian |
Surname | Ainger |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Date of Death | 19-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Ainger and of Jane Ainger (Nee Glennan), of Christchurch, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3485 |
Markings | GT- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 117. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 405215 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 156 |
Squadron Motto | We light the way |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13560 (P367977/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1041/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-04-1942 |
End Date | 20-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the Frisian islands |
Reason for Loss | Presumed lost over the sea |