Bowen, John Beedie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Beedie |
Surname | Bowen |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Blanche Bowen, of Methlick, Aberdeenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL754 |
Markings | LS-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 24. |
Epitaph | WE OFTEN THINK OF BYGONE DAYS WHEN WE WERE ALL TOGETHER. DAD, MAM, BETTY AND NONA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1522821 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1944 |
End Date | 21-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 379 aircraft, 4 Lancasters Lost (1.1%). A concentrated attack, largely on industrial parts of the city with 192 premises damaged to a greater or lesser extent and a large number of residential buildings 'with commercial premises attached' according to the local report. Seven railway yards were also badly damaged. Many municipal buildings were also damaged and destroyed. 1861 houses were destroyed and more than 20000 damaged. 664 people were killed on the ground and more than 1000 injured. *0% of the dead were in shelters, due to the use of high-explosive penetrating bombs |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Cologne-Nippes, Germany |