Boyd, Allan Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Allan Bernard |
Surname | Boyd |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP796 |
Markings | EQ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 278. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 134 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/46747 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Miscellaneous Information
Six of the seven aircraft lost on this operation were as a result of mid-air collisions, despite weather conditions being almost perfect |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1945 |
End Date | 25-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Wangerooge- to attack gun positions |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 426 Squadron Halifax (NP820 OW-W) |