Dale, James Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James Ronald |
Surname | Dale |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dale, of Pallion, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3664 |
Markings | MG-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 13. F. 11-14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751528 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
(P360104/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1941 |
End Date | 30-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Zeven, NE of Bremen |