Flood, John James
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | John James |
Surname | Flood |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Michael Joseph and Audrey E. Flood, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB793 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 55. B. 6. |
Epitaph | ON EARTH HE NOBLY DID HIS BEST GRANT HIM, DEAR JESUS ETERNAL REST. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 165 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16092 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Miscellaneous Information
The aircraft was landed at the emergency airfield at RAF Woodbridge. The port tyre burst and the undercarriage collapsed on touch-down but there were no further injuries |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-09-1944 |
End Date | 12-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund |
Reason for Loss | Killed over target and the pilot was severely wounded in the head. The aircraft was safely returned to England by the combined efforts of the remaining crew, for which they were each decorated. The air bomber F/L D. McGillivray took over the controls, for which he was awarded the DSO. |