Eagles, Philip Brenton
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Philip Brenton |
Surname | Eagles |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Brenton D. and Blanche E. Eagles, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | LW208 |
Markings | OW-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4A. C. 6. |
Epitaph | ENTER THOU INTO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (Adaptation of Matthew 25:21) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 159 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/87921 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Eagles Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
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 27/1842/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-07-1944 |
End Date | 29-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 307 aircraft. German night-fighters appeared on the return leg leading to 22 losses (7.2%). This was the first raid on Hamburg for a year and was not well concentrated. The Germans were unable to determine the aiming point from the bombing results. Most of the bombs fell on areas devastated during 1943. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed onto the target |