Buchanan, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Buchanan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Margaret Buchanan. Husband of Anastasia Buchanan, of Birkenhead, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7634 |
Markings | LS-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 79. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 572393 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-10-1942 |
End Date | 02-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Lubeck. 25 Stirlings from 3 Group, 3 lost. Bombing was scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Baltic, not far from Peenemunde. One body was washed up shortly after the crash |