Dunn, James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Dunn |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 27-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Alexander Dunn and Mary Ann Dunn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB266 |
Markings | XD-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 24. B. 3. |
Epitaph | "UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY" ALWAYS REMEMBERED (Song of Solomon 2:17) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 158 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 171076 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
On his second operational tour |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-07-1944 |
End Date | 27-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (37% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. One of 30 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed, probably at Grossenhain, ENE of Bremerhaven, Germany |