Broad, John Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Thomas |
Surname | Broad |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George and Katie Broad, of Perranwell, Cornwall. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND969 |
Markings | 6O-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. G. 22-24. |
Epitaph | AS THE YEARS GO BY LOVE AND MEMORIES NEVER DIE. FROM MUM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1205696 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 582 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Airfield Site, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to RAF Little Staughton, including 109 Sqn |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | In memory of 109 and 582 Sqns. At R.A.F. Little Staughton |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Staughton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Russelsheim to bomb the Opel motor factory, with normal PFF marking (unlike the concurrent Braunschweig raid). 297 aircraft, 20 losses (6.7%). Only slight damage was inflicted with may of the bombs falling in open countryside. |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been attacked by a night-fighter, setting light to both starboard engines. Spun and partially abandoned |