Nisbet, George David
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George David |
Surname | Nisbet |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Hazelena Nisbet, of Conquest, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1217 |
Markings | ZA-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wonseradeel (Makkum) Protestant Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot M. Grave 35. |
Epitaph | HE DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 219 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/155845 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/144/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/144/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-05-1943 |
End Date | 24-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (78% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 826 aircraft- the largest since the 1000 bomber raids. 38 aircraft Lost (4.6%). PFF met with clear conditions and marked the target accurately, leading to a good raid. Much devastation was wreaked across large parts of the city. In particular the Hoesch steelworks were put out of action. 624 were killed. This was the last sizeable raid on Dortmund for exactly one year. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the Ijsselmeer |