Beck, James Arthur Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Arthur Gordon |
Surname | Beck |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 04-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Washington Beck and Margaret Anne Beck, of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RA533 |
Markings | XY-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. A. 20. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN (John 15:13) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 408434 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Leuna- to attack a synthetic oil plant. 341 aircraft, 3 losses. The target was partly cloud covered and bombing was scattered with only minor damage to the intended target |
Reason for Loss | Collided on the outbound leg with a 115 Sqn Lancaster (HK555 KO-E), both aircraft crashing south of Sinn. |