Behn, John Frederick Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Frederick Peter |
Surname | Behn |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Frederick and Lilian Mary Behn, of Fulwood, Sheffield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7703 |
Markings | LQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fulwood (Chirst Church) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 650A. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS OUR GREATEST TREASURE IN OUR HEARTS HE WILL LIVE FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1238972 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Windmill, Mill Rd, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Remembering 405 (Vancouver) Sqn. PFF at Gransden Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Bartholomew's Church, Great Gransden, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the 801 airmen of 405 Sqn. RCAF who gave their lives 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of 102 (Ceylon) and 405 (Vancouver) Sqns. Pocklington Airfield |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1787/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 237 aircraft, 10 losses (3.9%) with a further 6 losses on takeoff from England due to severe weather. Bad weather also encountered in Germany and little PFF marking had taken place. Moderate damage including a hospital and two churches. PFF marked the neighbouring town of Lutterade by mistake and much of the bombing fell there in error. |
Reason for Loss | Regained the south coast very low on fuel and the pilot decided to land at West Malling. First attempt to land failed- stalled and crashed while going around for second attempt. Two survivors parachuted to safety |