Pybus, Alfred
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred |
Surname | Pybus |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Margaret Pybus, of Jesmond, Newcastle-On-Tyne. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5904 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (All Saints) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. M. Cons. Grave 159. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 985279 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/204/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by a Ju 88 night-fighter on the outbound leg, killing Sgt Pybus. Attacked a second time, but despite the accumulated damage, the crew were able to make a safe return to England with Sgt Pybus's body aboard. |