Downing, Albert Edward
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Albert Edward |
Surname | Downing |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William G. Downing and Mabel Downing, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | LW200 |
Markings | OW-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 51. J. 9. |
Epitaph | BELOVED YOUNGEST SON OF MABLE AND WILLIAM DOWNING. IN LIFE, LOVED AND HONORED IN DEATH, REMEMBERED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/39340 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Downing Lake, Manitoba; 5km SW of Laidlaw Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | All Saints Church, Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Inscribed Scroll & Bomber Command Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crews of Halifax LW200 of 426 Sqn RCAF and Lancaster KB768 of 428 Sqn RAF which collided in mid-air on 5th December 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-12-1944 |
End Date | 06-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Soest. 497 aircraft, 2 losses. A successful raid with most of the bombs falling in the northern part of town where the railway installations were situated. About 1000 houses were completely destroyed. 286 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with a 428 Sqn Lancaster (KB768 NA-E), both crashing at Rugby, Warwickshire |