Bennett, William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Eleanor Bennett. Husband of Elizabeth Jenney Bennett, of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7442 |
Markings | -B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 78. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 613080 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 1651 CU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-06-1942 |
End Date | 26-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Bremen. 960 Bomber Command aircraft were joined by 102 from Coastal Command. The stiff wind that kept cloud cover away by day dropped, allowing cloud to form over the target and made identification difficult. Attack mainly centred on the Focke-Wulf factory and the A. G. Weser and Deschimag shipyards. Gee equipped markers lit fires which most bombers then bombed, making the results more impressive than the Essen 1000 bomber raid. Very high OTU losses due to old aircraft and inexperience, making total losses 5%. 91 Group lost 11.6% of its aircraft |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the Waddenzee |