Pym, Russell Irvine
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Russell Irvine |
Surname | Pym |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 22-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur and Florence Pym, of Morecambe. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LK930 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heysham (Hale Carr) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot Red 'A'. Grave 99. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1045627 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside location, Palterton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those crew of 1664 HCU Halifax LK930 which crashed after a Port Engine failed. Some of the crew bailed out but three were killed in the crash |
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-03-1944 |
End Date | 22-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Port inner engine failed and could not be feathered. Partially abandoned and then crash-landed between Scarcliffe and Polterton, Derbyshire |