Drake, James Isaac
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Isaac |
Surname | Drake |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
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Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Isaac and Eliza Columbus Drake, of Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | V9988 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Selby Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5240. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/52121 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 26-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost an engine soon after takeoff and crashed into trees NW of the airfield |