Gunn, Richard Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Francis |
Surname | Gunn |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Blanche Emma Gunn, of South Common, Sussex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ348 |
Markings | MH-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. B. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 174 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1721922 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of members of the crew of MZ348. Ops Rheine 21st March 1945. Murdered 22nd March 1945 |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
All landed safely by parachute but four were shot in the following 24 hours. The other three became PoW |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/494/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/494/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1945 |
End Date | 21-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rheine. 178 aircraft carried out an accurate raid on the railway yards. 1 aircraft lost# |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been hit by flak. Crashed onto farmland near Bevergern, ESE of Rheine |