Brown, John Francis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Francis |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Edward Brown, and of Margaret Brown, of Thorold, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV831 |
Markings | ZL-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86751 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Nr junction of N5 and Rue Godefroid de Bouillon, Baisy Thy, Walloon Brabant Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar & inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Le 28 mai 1944 à 2h 30 dans le ciel du Longchamp se sont percutés et ont explosé deux bombardiers quadrimoteurs de la Royal Canadian Air Force – Halifax LV831 du 427 Sqn et Halifax MZ295 du 429 Sqn |
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1846/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1846/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1944 |
End Date | 28-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Bourg-Leopold to bomb the military camp. 331 aircraft, 10 Lost (3.0%). The use of Oboe helped to pinpoint the target exactly resulting in serious damage to the target. |
Reason for Loss | Collided mid-air with a 429 Sqn Halifax (MZ295 AL-Y) with both aircraft crashing at Baisy-Thy, Belgium |