Minett, Stanley James
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Stanley James |
Surname | Minett |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and May Minett, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Husband of Valentina Minett, of North Sydney, New South Wales. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LL598 |
Markings | Z5-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15722. |
Epitaph | NO MAN HAS GREATER LOVE THAN HE WHO GIVES HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 423814 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 462 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Juction of High St & Reepham Rd, Foulsham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablets at base of Village Sign |
Memorial Text | Remembering all who served at RAF Foulsham 1942-1947 The airfield lay one mile North of this sign, Units based at Foulsham Airfield, 98 Sqdn 1678 HC Flight RAF, 180 Sqdn RAF, 192 Sqdn RAF, 12 Gliderb MU RAF, 514 Sqdn RAF, BSD Unit RAF, 462 Sqdn RAAA+F, El |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Mable Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served at Driffield during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born: 20 March 1917. Enlisted: 18 July 1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1917/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1917/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Foulsham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support |
Reason for Loss | Starboard engine caught fire on reaching 5000'. The props were feathered but the engine began to windmill. The order to bale out was given but only two were able to get clear before the aircraft crashed west of Shipdham airfield, Norfolk |