Laing, James Christopher
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Christopher |
Surname | Laing |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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) |
Squadron Motto | On wings of fire |
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
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 | 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 |