Gray, Phillip Cole
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Phillip Cole |
Surname | Gray |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6219 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 172 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580511 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
139 Squadron lost six Blenheims on this operation |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Plivot |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To attack troop formations heading for Maastricht (daylight) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by fighters, the RAAF pilot, Fg Off G E Grey-Smith, was badly injured but survived to become a well-known artist after the war |