Bennett, Richard Jack
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Jack |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Walter W. Bennett and Mae Bennett, of Mimico, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS813 |
Markings | JI-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Choloy War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4. A. 18-20. |
Epitaph | HIS LOVE AND MEMORIES SILENTLY CHERISHED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28685 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1981/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1978/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 496 aircraft in the third raid in this series. Night-fighters intercepted the bomber stream over France on the outbound leg and in bright moonlit conditions, leading to 39 Lancasters being shot down (7.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Deinvillers, France |