Swallow, Paul Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Paul Douglas |
Surname | Swallow |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Elsie Swallow, of Netherton, Huddersfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE873 |
Markings | WP-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. A. 10. |
Epitaph | DO NOT MOURN TOO MUCH FOR ME I TRIED TO DO MY BEST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 127306 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 90 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rotem 3650, Rotem (Dilsen-Stokkem), Limburg Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone & inscribed marble tablet |
Memorial Text | In deze omgeving (grondgebied Rotam) crashte in de nacht van 13/14 juli 1943 de Stirling EE 873 van het 90ste Squadron |
Location | Roadside location, Tilbury Juxta Clare, Essex |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of XC Sqn, No 3 Bomb Group flying operations from here with the Mk 1 Stirling Bomber December 1943 until May 1943 |
Location | St. Mary & All the Saints Church, Little Walsingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In loving memory of Henry Philip Lee Warner AFC DFC. Only Son of Philip Henry & Mary King Lee Warner. Actg S/L RAFVR killed in action over Germany Aug 26th 1944 in his 32nd year |
Location | Village Green, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial atopped with Inscribed Silver Sun-Dial |
Memorial Text | For all those who served their country as part of XC Sqn RAF |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Tuddenham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | They grow not old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn. At the going down of the Sun and in the morning, we will remember them |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/731/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/731/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-07-1943 |
End Date | 14-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | West Wickham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (83% moon) |
Operation | Aachen. 374 aircraft, 20 losses (5.3%). A strong tail wind led to the main force arriving early and when PFF marked the target, so many aircraft were waiting that the town appeared to erupt into flames. Almost 3000 buildings were destroyed including apartment blocks, so the number of dwellings destroyed was some 16828. The cathedral, the town hall and many other civic amenities were also classed as severely damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on the outbound leg and crashed at Rotem, Belgium |