Sutton, Harold Ransom
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Harold Ransom |
Surname | Sutton |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ransom Freeman Sutton and Helen Isabel Sutton, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ381 |
Markings | XD-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. G. 16. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF HELEN AND RANSOM SUTTON, EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/3722 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 27-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Jena-- to bomb the Scott glass works. 14 Mosquitoes took part of which 3 were Lost and the remaining 11 claimed very accurate bombing. Two further aircraft were Lost on return to base. |
Reason for Loss | Took evasive action to avoid light flak and collided with Mosquito DZ602 XD-R and crashed near Rhenegge, WSW of Adorf, Germany |