Bimson, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Bimson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-03-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | T1895 |
Markings | GB-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groningen (Esserveld) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot RP. Row Class 2. Grave 28. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 970880 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/826/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-02-1941 |
End Date | 01-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Swanton Morley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Wilhelmshaven |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Oosterhogebrug near Groningen, Holland |