Swale, Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Kenneth |
Surname | Swale |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 15-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Nellie Swale of Chesterfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB263 |
Markings | XD-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chesterfield (Boythorpe) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 317. |
Epitaph | BELOVED BY ALL FOR HIS GENEROSITY AND IDEALISM. HE WILL LIVE FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 172347 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-01-1945 |
End Date | 15-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 83 Mosquitoes, 6 lost (of which 5 were lost due to bad weather on return to base) |
Reason for Loss | Very poor weather forced the aircraft to attempt a landing at Thurleigh airfield, Huntingdonshire but clipped a hedge and crashed on the airfield |