Banks, John Charles Lyon
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Charles Lyon |
Surname | Banks |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William George Wilson Banks and Violet Mary Gladys Banks, of Broad Oak, Heathfield, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7501 |
Markings | MG-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 77. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 917462 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13053 (P367326/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-03-1942 |
End Date | 29-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Lubeck. First major success against a German target. Target was the Altstadt which comprised mainly timbered houses, so half of the 400 tons of bombs were incendiary devices. 62% of all dwelling in Lubeck were either destroyed or badly damaged- mainly residential. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the North Sea off the Frisian islands |