Holoway, Lucas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Lucas |
Surname | Holoway |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Tilley Holowaychuk, of Chipman, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW674 |
Markings | PT-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Theuville Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86147 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 420 (Snowy Owl) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 420 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in English & French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 (RCAF) Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 420 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1826/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-06-1944 |
End Date | 11-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Versailles- to bomb rail communications. Part of a 432 strong bomber force to bomb various railway installations to further prevent troops reaching the Normandy area. It is thought that all the targets were successfully hit but there are few details available. 18 aircraft Lost (4.2%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Theuville, SSE of Chartres, France |