Pye, John Downing
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Downing |
Surname | Pye |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edward and Lillian Margaret Pye. Husband of Marcia Monica Pye, of Ballina, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT796 |
Markings | KN-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. C. 14. |
Epitaph | SACRED HEART OF JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 404262 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 77 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Elvington, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Memorial windows and Roll of Honour for 77 Sqn. R.A.F. |
Location | Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Marble Column with Metal Sculpture and Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 77 Sqn. R.A.F. City of Lancaster's own |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/656/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1943 |
End Date | 27-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elvington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 561 aircraft, 17 losses (3.0%). PFF claimed accurate marking but most of the bombs fell in the north east of the city. More than 300 buildings destroyed and 130+ fatalities |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Essen-Haarzopf, Germany |