Blignaut, Jochemus Johannes
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Jochemus Johannes |
Surname | Blignaut |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 08-12-1942 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7635 |
Markings | LS-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 78. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 777957 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Squadron Motto | Aim Sure |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/48 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/47 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-12-1942 |
End Date | 09-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Sweet Peas area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Lakolk Beach, Rømø, Denmark at 2205 hours by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Hans Gref of 4./NJG 3. |