Krampe, William Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William Ernest |
Surname | Krampe |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 25-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest Frederick and Constance Louise Krampe, of Quebec City, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW435 |
Markings | QB-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 17. G. 18. |
Epitaph | THOU WILT KEEP HIM IN PERFECT PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/24321 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Squadron Motto | Castigandos castigamus (We chastise those who deserve to be chastised) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
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 27/1835/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 811 aircraft, 72 losses (8.9%). Known as the 'night of the strong winds', a very powerful wind from the north tended to push the aircraft south at every stage of the operation. As a result, the bomber stream became very scattered, allowing fighters to pick off stragglers, although 50 of the aircraft Lost were hit by flak. Around 20000 were bombed out but no industrial premises were hit. This was the last major raid on Berlin of the war. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter between Olfen and Datteln, Germany |