Bell, Bruce Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Bruce Edwin |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Frederick and Anna Gordon Meen Bell, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT697 |
Markings | -C22 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 52. |
Epitaph | HE SERVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/70130 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-08-1943 |
End Date | 21-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Both starboard engines failed. Crew attempted to land at Bruntingthorpe but hit a house on the edge of the airfield and crashed heavily. |