Long, Wendell Lyall
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Wendell Lyall |
Surname | Long |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Adopted Son of Jack and Irene Long, of Chemainus, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ879 |
Markings | BM-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 251. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | T/89159 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ile de Cezembre- to bomb a coastal battery near St. Malo, France. 170 aircraft. The bomber force flew at only 3000' because the area was not defended. Good bombing results. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by Flak from St Malo. The aircraft was seen by other crews to go into a stall and crash into the ocean, 1km off Pointe de la Varde, North of St Malo. |