Barnett, Thomas James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas James |
Surname | Barnett |
Gender | M |
Age | 39 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjamin and Sarah Ann Barnett, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Husband of Nellie May Barnett, of High Wycombe. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW718 |
Markings | NP-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13559-13561. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAREST HUSBAND JIM. LOVED BY ALL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 127 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1174351 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1049/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 811 aircraft, 72 losses (8.9%). Known as the 'night of the strong winds', a very powerful wind from the north tended to push the aircraft south at every stage of the operation. As a result, the bomber stream became very scattered, allowing fighters to pick off stragglers, although 50 of the aircraft Lost were hit by flak. Around 20000 were bombed out but no industrial premises were hit. This was the last major raid on Berlin of the war. |
Reason for Loss | Developed serious engine difficulties and the sortie was abandoned. The aircraft crashed onto mined sand dunes close to Winterton-on-Sea, setting off one of the mines and exploding. |