Downey, Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Joseph |
Surname | Downey |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 11-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Capt. William Joseph Downey and Helen Downey, of Anstruther, Fife. Husband of Mary Downey, of Hull. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM125 |
Markings | 8K-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bergen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row A. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | SWEET MEMORIES ARE LEFT TO CONSOLE US TILL THAT BRIGHT DAY WHEN WE'LL MEET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 116504 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 571 |
Trade | Pilot |
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 | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of 571 (Mosquito) Sqn. aircrew of RAF Oakington 1944 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-06-1944 |
End Date | 11-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the Kampduin area of Holland |