Justice, Derrick Lionel Paul
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Derrick Lionel Paul |
Surname | Justice |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Edward Selby Justice and Margaret Tarber Justice, of Balham, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH961 |
Markings | ZO-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Enschede Eastern General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 210. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE AND FOR ENGLAND, THE LAND HE LOVED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 132953 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 196 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1166/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1943 |
End Date | 01-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 622 aircraft, 47 losses (7.6%). Stirling losses were some 16.0% Fighter flares were used by the German night-fighters for the first time to mark the path of the main force both into and out of the target area. This raid was not a success. Cloud, combined with the now familiar problems with the H2S equipment and the effective defences of the city conspired to make the PFF marking very difficult. Creepback was an additional problem and it is said that the fires stretched back some 30 miles! Only 85 homes were destroyed. There were 68 deaths. Goebbels ordered that all children and any adults not engaged in war work be evacuated to the country. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed south of Enschede, Holland |