Dean, George Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George Ernest |
Surname | Dean |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ605 |
Markings | XD-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 3E. Grave 1001. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 120672 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 27-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Jena-- to bomb the Scott glass works. 14 Mosquitoes took part of which 3 were Lost and the remaining 11 claimed very accurate bombing. Two further aircraft were Lost on return to base. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with high tension cables on return to Coltishall airfield, Norfolk. Crashed at Wroxham Railway Station |