Bell, George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Amy Bell, of Liverpool. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BK610 |
Markings | MG-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 7. Row B. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 966932 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/5 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/4 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-03-1943 |
End Date | 09-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg. 335 aircraft, 8 losses (2.4%) using H2S and visual marking as Nuremburg was out of the range of Oboe. Ground haze prevented accurate marking and as a result the bombing was spread over a wide area, much of it outside the city limits. Much damage of MAN and Siemens factories together with railway installations. |
Reason for Loss | Abandoned east of Dover. Sgt Spanton failed to hear the order and baled out later and survived, while all his crew mates drowned |