Drane, Peter James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Peter James |
Surname | Drane |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 15-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Florence K. Drane, of North Harrow. Husband of Barbara M. Drane. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB263 |
Markings | XD-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pinner Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H.6. Grave 152. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 149531 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 83 Mosquitoes, 6 lost (of which 5 were lost due to bad weather on return to base) |
Reason for Loss | Very poor weather forced the aircraft to attempt a landing at Thurleigh airfield, Huntingdonshire but clipped a hedge and crashed on the airfield |