Bente, John Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Francis |
Surname | Bente |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis George and Emily Bente, of Newport, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3665 |
Markings | LS-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 39. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 564087 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11058 (P364747/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1941 |
End Date | 18-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Last seen under fighter attack with smoke pouring from one engine. Believed to have crashed near Plouguerneau, N of Brest |