Calderwood, Thomas McWhirter
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas McWhirter |
Surname | Calderwood |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Annie Calderwood, of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7709 |
Markings | LQ-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 104. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 140 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 118607 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-08-1942 |
End Date | 09-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Osnabruck. 192 aircraft. Visibility was good but marker flares had been dropped over a wide area, making the resultant bombing equally widespread. The docks area was badly damaged, however |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Helmond, Holland |