Dabbs, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Dabbs |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Martha Dabbs, of Smallthorne, Stoke-On-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF512 |
Markings | OJ-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stoke-on-Trent (Burslem) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Sec. B.S. Grave 83. |
Epitaph | IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1099128 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-08-1943 |
End Date | 09-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (49% moon) |
Operation | Air Test to adjust the compass |
Reason for Loss | Overshot the runway and crashed while going around |