Fenwick, John Handley David
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Handley David |
Surname | Fenwick |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Emily Fenwick, and Stepson of Ralph Charles Kelly, of Wraysbury, Buckinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS785 |
Markings | JI-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. E. 33-35. |
Epitaph | ONE WOMAN'S SON. MY LOVE REMAINS IN CONSTANCY, DEATH CANNOT DIM YOUR MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 163 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1395122 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 514 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John the Evangelist, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial and RoH |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 514 Sqn who served at RAF Waterbeach 1943-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Lost over the target area |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1979/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1977/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Waterbeach |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt- the first raid on this particular target (the centre of ball-bearing manufacture in Germany). 734 aircraft, 33 losses (4.5%). A new tactic was introduced where the bomber force was split into two waves separated by two hours. The first wave Lost 22 aircraft (5.6%) but the second Lost only 11 (3.2%) of which only 4 were shot down. Poor PFF target marking led to local reports quoting 'nominal damage'. Note that there had been a raid comprising 266 8th Air Force B-17s the night before so it is difficult to attribute damage levels. |
Reason for Loss |