O'Donnell, Brian John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Brian John |
Surname | O'Donnell |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Laurence and Katherine O'Donnell, of Mount Lawley, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LK827 |
Markings | ZA-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 261. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 429730 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Australia |
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 27/145/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-12-1944 |
End Date | 07-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Osnabrück. 453 aircraft, 8 losses. The first major raid on this target in more than two years. The railway yards were only partly damaged but the Teuto-Metallwerke munitions factory was hit. 39 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |