Piggin, Arthur Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur Ernest |
Surname | Piggin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-11-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | HK622 |
Markings | XY-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 29. B. 1-16. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 976406 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 186 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1145/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-11-1944 |
End Date | 20-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tuddenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Homberg- to attack the Meerbeck oil plant. 183 Lancasters, all from 3 Group, 5 lost. G-H equipped raid but the weather conditions were stormy and many aircraft were not able to keep in close formation with the G-H aircraft. Bombing was consequently scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak over Moers and crashed at Baerl, Germany |