Hall, James Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James Arthur |
Surname | Hall |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 06-06-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ513 |
Markings | LK-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 206. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 175 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129005 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Miscellaneous Information
The survivors of this crash (Sgt W L Middleton, F/O W O Hefferman and F/O E Onions) were rescued by a US Navy tank landing craft as they made their way across the channel for the D-Day landings |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/13 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1944 |
End Date | 06-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Mont Fleury- to bomb a coastal defence battery. Part of a 1012 bomber strike force which sustained only three losses. At least 5000 tons of bombs were dropped on these raids, a new record, as was the number of sorties. |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been hit by flak when leaving the target area. Abandoned over the English Channel, except for the pilot. |