Bredin, Mark Webster
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Mark Webster |
Surname | Bredin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB814 |
Markings | VR-N Nuts 2 U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Nederweert War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. A. 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/94854 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1945 |
End Date | 16-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (5% moon) |
Operation | Hagen. 267 aircraft, 10 losses. Clear visibility. A devastating attack with most of the bombing falling in the centre and eastern districts. 505 people were killed and 30000-35000 were bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been claimed by a night-fighter and possibly crashed near Mönchengladbach |