Clough, George Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | George Frederick |
Surname | Clough |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Julia Clough, of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL717 |
Markings | EQ-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 249. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86891 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-03-1944 |
End Date | 23-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 816 aircraft, 33 losses (4.0%). An indirect route, in addition to a diversionary raid on Kiel kept fighters away for some time and in fact the German controller believed that Frankfurt was the target. Marking and bombing were accurate and Frankfurt was again badly damaged right across the city. 948 deaths and 346 seriously injured. Some 120000 people were bombed out of their homes. |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Hausen, Germany |