Stewart, Charles Noel Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Charles Noel Douglas |
Surname | Stewart |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ674 |
Markings | WS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 66. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 247 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 800061 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/33 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/126/32 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Honington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 1047 sortie raid- the first of the 1000 Bomber Raids. 1455 tons of bombs dropped, one third being incendiaries. Local reports state that there were 1700 large fires but no firestorm unlike Rostock and Lubeck since Cologne was a modern city with buildings not constructed of wood. Over 300 firms reported significant loss of production, 36 of which were considered large companies. The only military target hit was a flak barracks. Around 480 deaths reported and over 45000 bombed out. A further 130-150000 fled the city. 41 aircraft lost- approx 4% |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed on the west bank of the Maas |