Fox, George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | George |
Surname | Fox |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Blanche Fox, of Barnsley, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | MS487 |
Markings | AL-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Allied Plot. Row 2. Grave 40. |
Epitaph | WITHOUT FAREWELL HE FELL ASLEEP LEAVING ONLY MEMORIES FOR US TO KEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 123109 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1943 |
End Date | 27-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (73% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 455 aircraft, 6 losses (1.3%). This raid was a failure because 5 Oboe equipped Mosquitoes were forced to return to base due to technical difficulties, so no sky marking had been possible. As a result bombing was scattered |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak, damaging the port engine, petrol tank and flying controls. Crashed SE of Wassenaar, Holland |