Bushby, Joseph Bryan
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Joseph Bryan |
Surname | Bushby |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Mary Bushby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | R9438 |
Markings | TL-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 73. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0163 (Block 2, Column 25, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1057442 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Remembering J.B. Bushby 35 Sqn |
Location | Remote location, Fitful Head, Shetland Islands * WARNING - on edge of 600ft clifftop * |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the crew of Halifax R9438 (H) 35 Sqn, who crashed into the cliffs here on returning from an air raid on the Tirpitz, 30/31st March 1942 |
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/27 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/379/26 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1942 |
End Date | 31-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | To bomb the Tirpitz in a Fjord near Trondheim. The vessel was not located but some flak positions were bombed |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the sea off Fitful Head in the Shetlands as the aircraft attempted to reach the airfield at Sumburgh |