Harris, James Carnegie
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Carnegie |
Surname | Harris |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maj. George Arthur Harris, C.B.E., D.S.O., and Evelyn Harris, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB792 |
Markings | NA-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. F. 13. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 186470 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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
Most of the crew were on their 30th sortie and hence would have been screened from operations had they made it home |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wiesbaden. 507 aircraft, 3 lost. Complete cloud cover but most of the bombs hit the town. 520 houses destroyed but 5 important war industries were untouched. Approximately 1000 deaths |
Reason for Loss | Exploded over the target area |