Bonakis, Basil Demetrius
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Basil Demetrius |
Surname | Bonakis |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Isidore and Agnes Bridget Bonakis. Husband of Deirdre Elaine Bonakis, of Ealing, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | PZ351 |
Markings | VI- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. J. 20. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 124151 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 169 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support in the Mannheim area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and fell north of Aufstettin, Germany |