Bowman, Edward Max
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Edward Max |
Surname | Bowman |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
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Date of Death | 28-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Allan Gieb Bowman and Dora Juchlinsky Bowman. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LL576 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. Row F. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | FROM THE EVIL TO COME IS HE TAKEN AWAY AND HIS MEMORY SHALL BE IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/64172 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1945 |
End Date | 28-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Starboard outer engine failed shortly after takeoff, which was feathered. The crew decided to turn back and used their H2S equipment to establish their position but it failed to function. While setting up his Gee rig instead, the aircraft let down through the clouds and immediately flew into high ground near Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire |