Jones, Benjamin Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Benjamin Stanley |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Benjamin and Joan Jones, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK648 |
Markings | IP-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 174. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 190 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/14774 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 434 (Bluenose) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Metal Plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Former Control Tower, old Tholthorpe airfield site, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RCAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 434 Sqn RCAF |
Miscellaneous Information
One of three 434 Squadron Halifaxes Lost on this operation. There were no survivors from the 23 aircrew |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 28-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tholthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 678 aircraft, including five B-17s. 39 aircraft Lost, including one B-17 (5.6%). Bombing was very concentrated, but not accurately on target due to incorrect PFF marking. Little significant damage inflicted. |
Reason for Loss | Presumed crashed into the sea |