David, John Martin
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Martin |
Surname | David |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 18-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ambrose Leo and Elizabeth Rose David, of Punnichy, Saskatchewan. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB347 |
Markings | MG-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 16. C. 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 152 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/13085 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Squadron Motto | Per diem per noctem (By day and by night) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | David Rapids, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Rapids |
Memorial Text |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/19 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/18 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-10-1943 |
End Date | 19-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 360 Lancasters, 18 Lost (5.0%). PFF were unsuccessful in marking the target due to complete cloud cover. This was the last in a series of raids on Hanover and included the 5000th aircraft to be Lost flying with Bomber Command on operational sorties. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed north of Rehburg, near Steinhuder Meer, Germany |