Connor, Raymond Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Raymond Francis |
Surname | Connor |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Patrick and Florence Rachel Connor, of Sydenham, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT503 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 199. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 414377 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Miscellaneous Information
1 OADU flight using 1658 HCU pilot, who had been posted in the day before the flight, probably for the sole purpose of the ferry flight. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 03-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lyneham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Ferry flight to Gibraltar |
Reason for Loss | Nothing further seen or heard after passing over Portreath. Lost without trace. All seven crew and three RAF passengers are commemorated on the Runnymede memorial |