Crane, John Frederick Ryder
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Frederick Ryder |
Surname | Crane |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L5422 |
Markings | HA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Noyers-Pont-Maugis French National Cty |
Grave Reference | Grave 500. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39858 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-05-1940 |
End Date | 14-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Aubérive-sur-Suippe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To attack troop columns and a bridge |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by fighters, crashing between Bulson and Noyers-Pont-Maugis |