Riep, Karl
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Karl |
Surname | Riep |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Christine Riep, of Crosfield, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9249 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 94. |
Epitaph | FOR TO ME TO LIVE IS CHRIST AND TO DIE IS GAIN" >>> PHILIPPIANS 1.21 REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 232 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/140266 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1657 HCU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | Adjacent to former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years and the Men and Women who were stationed at R.A.F. Stradishall and to honour the sacrifices that were made. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-10-1943 |
End Date | 22-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- special navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed while attempting a three-engine landing at Chipping Warden. The visibility was poor and it is assumed that the crew mistook one of the perimeter tracks for the runway. Clipped a tree and two houses as it came in. |