Bellman, George Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Charles |
Surname | Bellman |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Winifred Rose Bellman, of Abbey Wood, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF408 |
Markings | HA-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 123. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 129 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 125665 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 04-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 263 aircraft, 16 losses (6.1%). Severe icing over the channel caused many crews to return early. H2S again proved ineffective, leading to scattered bombing throughout the city. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off Dover |