Jacobs, David Sinclair
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | David Sinclair |
Surname | Jacobs |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 23-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Llewellyn and Emily Jacobs. Husband of Josephine K. Jacobs, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. B.Eng.,1937. (McGill University, Montreal, Quebec). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | LL723 |
Markings | EQ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. F. 16. |
Epitaph | I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | C/1629 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Miscellaneous Information
The squadron CO since November 1943 and a graduate of McGill University, Toronto. This was his 17th operational sortie of his second tour. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
End Date | 23-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 375 aircraft, 18 Lancasters Lost (4.8%). Most of the bombing fell in the SE districts and mostly in residential areas. 852 houses and 6 buildings were destroyed. 361 were killed, including 22 PoW. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Westrup, ESE of Haltern, Germany |