Pym, Russell Irvine
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Russell Irvine |
Surname | Pym |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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 |
Markings |
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
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
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 |