Storie, Richard Smith
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard Smith |
Surname | Storie |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of William S. and Eliza Storie, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6016 |
Markings | LS-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 10A. D. 15. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 248 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1108561 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/7261 (P360120/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1941 |
End Date | 30-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (27% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Ellerbeck, 14km NE of Hamburg. Five crew became PoWs |