Clements, John Earl
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Earl |
Surname | Clements |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-11-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP800 |
Markings | OW-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VIII. A. 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/36275 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Two of the surviving crew became PoW and the other two evaded capture by remaining in the crash area until the Allies arrived. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-11-1944 |
End Date | 05-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 749 aircraft, 28 losses (3.7%), mainly due to night-fighters. 346 Free French Squadron lost 5 out of its 16 Halifaxes. A very successful attack with severe damage to the centre of Bochum. More than 4000 buildings were destroyed, including the steel works. 994 people were killed. This was the last major raid on Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Set on fire by cannon fire from a night-fighter. Crashed into a field near Zülpich, SE of Düren, Germany |