Owen, George Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Frederick |
Surname | Owen |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Annie Owen, of Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB798 |
Markings | NA-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. D. 24. |
Epitaph | THERE SHALL BE IN THAT RICH EARTH A RICHER DUST CONCEALED; A DUST WHOM ENGLAND BORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1880694 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1944 |
End Date | 28-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Opladen- to bomb the marshalling yards. An unusual raid in that 9 Mosquitoes began the raid 3.5 hours before the main force. Results are unknown. 328 aircraft in all, 2 lost (0.6%). |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been attacked by a night-fighter, although no claim was made. |