Bailey, John Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Arthur |
Surname | Bailey |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jesse James Bailey and Elizabeth Bailey, of Dunkin, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ762 |
Markings | OW-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gaasterland (Nijemirdum) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row A. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | DEEP IN OUR HEARTS FOND MEMORIES ARE KEPT OF YOU |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 125 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/141776 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (40% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 149 Wellingtons and 8 Oboe Mosquitoes. 12 Wellingtons lost- 8.0%. New moon and cloudy conditions led to the use of sky-marking but the Mosquitoes were unable to keep to the marking schedule and as a result to raid was a failure |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed SSW of Sneek, Holland |