Bird, Peter Reginald Stephenson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter Reginald Stephenson |
Surname | Bird |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald C. and Clara Annette Bird. Born Stockport. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3654 |
Markings | LS-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row B. Grave 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 60817 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1941 |
End Date | 11-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed between Hoodwoud and Opmeer, Holland |