Moffat, James
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Moffat |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 21-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Margaret Moffat, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND345 |
Markings | GT-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. C. 6. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 213 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127786 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 156 |
Squadron Motto | We light the way |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | We light the way" This tablet is placed in memory of Flight Lieutenant JL Sloper DFC and Bar, RAFVR. And in tribute to all who served with 156 Squadron Path Finders Force at RAF Warboys, 1942-1945, In gratitude. |
Location | Tithe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillars and inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | From this RAF Station Warboys 156 squadrons No 8 (PFF) group, marked targets for Bomber Command 1942-1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1042/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1042/3 |
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 | 20-02-1944 |
End Date | 21-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (14% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart. 598 aircraft, 9 losses (1.5%), excluding losses on return to base, which numbered 5. The minimal losses were due to two successful diversionary raids- one being a North Sea sweep and the other to Munich. Stuttgart was cloud covered and bombing scattered but the local report states that much damage was caused to the centre of the city and in the NE and NW suburbs. The Bosch dynamo, pump and magneto factory was the most strategic hit. 125 killed on the ground and 510 injured. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 20000' on return leg while over Mannheim and exploded. The pilot, F/L D K Mackay DFC was thrown clear and became a PoW |