O'Connor, Kevin Bernard
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Kevin Bernard |
Surname | O'Connor |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maurice Francis O'Connor and of Helen Theresa O'Connor (Nee McGuire), of Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE957 |
Markings | EX-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Is-sur-Tille Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415221 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1172/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1944 |
End Date | 04-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Fontaine Francaise, for France |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a Me 110. Because the aircraft was flying at low altitude, only four of the crew were able to make good their escape, one of whom evaded capture and the other three became PoW |