Playter, Ross Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ross Alexander |
Surname | Playter |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Earl William and Edith May Playter. Husband of Mary Isabella Playter, of Moosehorn, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB725 |
Markings | NA-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Row F. Grave 13. |
Epitaph | WE MISS YOU MOST WHO LOVED YOU BEST. LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY MARY, GARY, GALE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/92187 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 27/1850/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wiesbaden. 507 aircraft, 3 lost. Complete cloud cover but most of the bombs hit the town. 520 houses destroyed but 5 important war industries were untouched. Approximately 1000 deaths |
Reason for Loss | Turned back due to engine failure and crashed after overshooting the runway WSW of Stockton on Tees, Co. Durham |