Ainsworth, Richard Eric
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Eric |
Surname | Ainsworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Walker Ainsworth and Evelyn Ainsworth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ807 |
Markings | BM-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2A. B. 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3011067 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1944 |
End Date | 03-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Hagen. 504 aircraft, 2 losses. A very detailed local report was produced by the Germans detailing bombing mostly in the central, eastern and southern districts. 1658 houses, 92 industrial buildings, 21 schools, 14 cultural buildings, 5 hospitals and 5 banks were destroyed or seriously damaged. Many of the local firms reported up to 3 months' loss of production, including a factory making U-boat accumulators, although this was not learned by the Allies until after the war ended. |
Reason for Loss |