Long, Charles Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles Richard |
Surname | Long |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Richard and Violet Long, of Thornley, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF391 |
Markings | OJ-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kiel War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. C. 13. |
Epitaph | GOD'S GREATEST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1028719 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-12-1942 |
End Date | 09-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Fehmarn Channel in the Baltic |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Dobersdorf, Germany |