Beech, Stanley Percy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Stanley Percy |
Surname | Beech |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Henry S. and Mary Annie Beech, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK885 |
Markings | MH-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 255. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/60032 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/493/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/493/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-05-1944 |
End Date | 25-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Aachen- to attack two railway yards. 442 aircraft, 25 Lost (5.7%). Because this raid was on German railway infrastructure rather than French of Belgian, the bomber force was considerably larger. The inevitable result was that the bombing was not as concentrated, with many bombs falling in Aachen itself. 207 people were killed, 121 seriously injured and 14800 bombed out of their homes. Nevertheless, much damage was caused to the railway yards, particularly those to the east of the town. The local report states that 288 bombs were duds, this being approximately 10% of the total dropped for the night. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Acht in the NW suburbs of Eindhoven, Holland |