Brechin, James Maxwell
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Maxwell |
Surname | Brechin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD249 |
Markings | NP-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 11. D. 4-7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 148473 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/38 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lissett |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss | Disintegrated in the air and crashed at Fürth im Odenwald, Germany |