Casey, Allan James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Allan James |
Surname | Casey |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Joseph and Gladys Casey, of Paddington, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | PF404 |
Markings | M5-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15751. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE FOR AUSTRALIA AND THOSE HE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 142 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 432482 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 128 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/932/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/932/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 83 Mosquitoes, 6 lost (of which 5 were lost due to bad weather on return to base) |
Reason for Loss | Starboard engine failed shortly after takeoff and the aircraft crashed as the pilot attempted a force-landing at Woodhurst airfield |