Jones, Michael Nichols
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Michael Nichols |
Surname | Jones |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis Wright Jones and Constance M. H. Jones, of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD380 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 232. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 191 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1212311 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-09-1944 |
End Date | 13-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Diversionary sweep over the North Sea to assist in using up the Luftwaffe's dwindling supply of fuel. One of 138 aircraft. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |