Long, Gordon David
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon David |
Surname | Long |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Edward and Elva Jane May Long, of Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG332 |
Markings | IL-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leopoldsburg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave VIII. C. 9-16. |
Epitaph | THEY GAVE THEIR TODAY FOR OUR TOMORROW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 435171 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/893/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/893/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1945 |
End Date | 02-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Vohwinkel- to attack railway yards. 146 aircraft from 3 Group, 1 lost. A successful attack |
Reason for Loss | Caught by American anti-aircraft fire on homebound leg, near Namur. Crashed onto farmland at Emines, SE of Gembloux |