Davenport, James George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James George |
Surname | Davenport |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas George and Doris Eleanor Davenport, of Horfield, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK789 |
Markings | MP-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bristol (Canford) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. BB. Grave 156. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1337654 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 76 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Manea, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | This plaque is a memorial to the crew of RAF Halifax LK789 of 76 Sqn Holme-on-Spalding Moor which crashed near Colony Farm Manea on the 25th April 1944 with the loss of six crewmen |
Location | Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy |
Location | All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954 |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the crew's 18th operational sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/652/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/652/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Holme-on-Spalding-Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe. 637 aircraft, 19 losses (3.0%). A combination of cloud and a strong wind meant that PFF marked too far north of the target. As a result, most bombs fell outside the city and some aircraft bombed alternative targets as they were unable to find Karlsruhe. Opinion is divided about the casualties |
Reason for Loss | Engaged by an Me 410 intruder flown by Leutnant Wolfgang Wenning over Ely, Cambridgeshire on its return. The aircraft was heavily damaged and on fire when the pilot attempted a landing but crashed at 04:20 near Colony Farm close to Welney, Downham Market, Norfolk. The sole survivor, F/S John Anderson, the rear gunner was taken to RAF Hospital Ely with a fractured femur. |