Teskey, Stanley James
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Stanley James |
Surname | Teskey |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Teskey, of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP820 |
Markings | OW-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 281. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 252 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95517 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Six of the seven aircraft lost on this operation were as a result of mid-air collisions, despite weather conditions being almost perfect |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1843/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1843/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1945 |
End Date | 25-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Wangerooge- to attack gun positions |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 408 Sqn Halifax (NP796 EQ-M) |