Bell, Geoffrey
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-05-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE228 |
Markings | DT-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 135. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1288776 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 192 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Special signals duties over the Ruhr |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the SW suburbs of Den Haag. Abandoned except for F/S Bell |