Stanley, Richard Walter
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Richard Walter |
Surname | Stanley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BF507 |
Markings | OJ-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 180. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 246 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/95347 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Stanley Bay, Manitoba; 40km east of Stanley Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Bay |
Memorial Text |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-05-1943 |
End Date | 30-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Wuppertal. 719 aircraft, 33 losses(4.6%). PFF target marking and the resultant main force bombing was especially accurate, leading to what was probably the first instance of a 'firestorm'. Five of the six largest factories in the town, 211 other industrial premises and almost 4000 homes were completely destroyed. Approximately 3400 deaths- five times greater than any other city raid. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed between Neuss and Cologne |