Sullivan, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Sullivan |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Margaret Sullivan, of Greenock, Renfrewshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | LW197 |
Markings | OW-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. G. 15. |
Epitaph | HAPPY MEMORIES. REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1572372 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1842/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-09-1944 |
End Date | 30-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Sterkrade. 139 aircraft to attack the synthetic oil plant but it was cloud-covered and consequently only 24 aircraft were able to drop their bomb-load. Some crews bombed the town instead. 1 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed at Oberhausen, Germany |