Mills, John Robert Moffatt
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Robert Moffatt |
Surname | Mills |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NR191 |
Markings | LK-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 27. A. 16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 212 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 157178 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2101/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-02-1945 |
End Date | 21-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (68% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf to mark the Rhenania Ossag oil refinery. 173 aircraft, 5 losses. A very accurate attack with all production being stopped at the facility |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a night-fighter (Ju 88) and exploded soon afterwards |