Thorne, Eric John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Eric John |
Surname | Thorne |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Witt Thorne and Florence Maud Thorne. Husband of Olive Joyce Thorne, of Tiddington, Warwickshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ515 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 139. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0088 (Block 2, Column 5, Row 4) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 850080 |
Service | Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | F/Sgt Eric Thorne 139 Sqn Mosquito Hero KIA 1943 |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The squadron's first Lost since transferring to Pathfinder duties |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1943 |
End Date | 15-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (91% moon) |
Operation | Berlin nuisance raid |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |