Phillips, James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Phillips |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Isabella Phillips, of Dunoon, Argyllshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | ML976 |
Markings | 8K-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brussels Town Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. 27. 42. |
Epitaph | THE LORD GIVETH AND THE LORD TAKETH AWAY; BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD. AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1564419 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 571 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of 571 (Mosquito) Sqn. aircrew of RAF Oakington 1944 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 83 Mosquitoes, 6 lost (of which 5 were lost due to bad weather on return to base) |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a tree in foggy conditions while trying to land at Brussels-Melsbroek airfield, Belgium |