Laing, James Christopher
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Christopher |
Surname | Laing |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Payson Laing and Eva May Laing, of Peterboro, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP682 |
Markings | OW-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row G. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | JESUS EVER CARES |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/94146 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1843/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1843/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-02-1945 |
End Date | 09-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Wanne- Eickel- to attack the oil refinery. 228 aircraft, 2 losses. Scattered bombing with only minor damage to the plant |
Reason for Loss | Starboard outer engine caught fire not long after takeoff. The aircraft lost height before the bombs could be jettisoned and crash-landed near Wetherby, Yorkshire and exploded |