Longfield, Geoffrey Phelps
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Phelps |
Surname | Longfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Revd. Thomas William Longfield, B.A. and Mrs. Long Field, of High Halstow Rectory, Rochester, Kent. Husband of Margaret Joan Longfield, of Shorne, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ365 |
Markings | GB-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rennes Eastern Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 18. Plot 1. Row C. Grave 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 200 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 27229 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
His elder brother played cricket for Cambridge and Kent |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 26-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rennes to attack a naval stores depot. 17 Mosquito sorties, 3 lost (17.6%) |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Mosquito (DZ413 GB-K) in the target area |