O'Driscoll, Michael Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Michael Francis |
Surname | O'Driscoll |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Michael Joseph And. Gertrude O'Driscoll, of Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3943 |
Markings | KW-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Saffron Walden Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Compt. 39. Grave 26. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/90547 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
425 Sqn first operational night |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 237 aircraft, 10 losses (3.9%) with a further 6 losses on takeoff from England due to severe weather. Bad weather also encountered in Germany and little PFF marking had taken place. Moderate damage including a hospital and two churches. PFF marked the neighbouring town of Lutterade by mistake and much of the bombing fell there in error. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on return leg, 8 miles NW of Braintree, Essex |