Howes, Charles Keith
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Keith |
Surname | Howes |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Tupper Howes and Mary Howes, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | RF150 |
Markings | QB-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 51. F. 1. |
Epitaph | MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 185 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/170976 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Lane End, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone War Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster RF150 of 424 Sqn RCAF, which crashed on 5th April 1945 |
Location | Widdenton Wood, Lane End Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lancaster RF150 of 424 Sqn RCAF, which crashed on 5th April 1945 |
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Leuna- to attack a synthetic oil plant. 341 aircraft, 3 losses. The target was partly cloud covered and bombing was scattered with only minor damage to the intended target |
Reason for Loss | Flew into high ground on the return, SW of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, not far from Bomber Command headquarters |