Neal, Bruce
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Bruce |
Surname | Neal |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Frederick Neal and of Jane Elizabeth Neal (Nee Cruickshank), of Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1747 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Marham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | War Graves Plot. Grave 38. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 217 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411771 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1483 Flt |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1943 |
End Date | 30-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cine camera gun sortie |
Reason for Loss | The main spar assembly failed outboard of the starboard engine. Spun in near Barton Bendish, WSW of Swaffham, Norfolk |