Cruickshank, John Duncan
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Duncan |
Surname | Cruickshank |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Fraser and Dorothy May Cruickshank, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB822 |
Markings | SE-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Sweden |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kviberg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. B. 1. |
Epitaph | ENTERED NEW LIFE TRUE AND STRONG FAITHFUL IN ALL THINGS BEFORE GOD AND MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/43017 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 431 (Iroquois) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served on 431 Sqn RCAF at RCAF Burn, 1942-1943 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed metal plaques & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Old Control Tower, former airfield site, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2 including 431 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
Six of the seven aircraft lost on this operation were as a result of mid-air collisions, despite weather conditions being almost perfect |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1858/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1858/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1945 |
End Date | 25-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Wangerooge- to attack gun positions |
Reason for Loss | Collided off Nordeney island, Germany with another 431 Sqn Lancaster (KB831 SE-E), both falling into the sea. |