Thurlow, Jack Alvin
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Jack Alvin |
Surname | Thurlow |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred A. and Olive B. Thurlow, of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ617 |
Markings | EX-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 278. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 254 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/11980 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 199 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | Remembering Flt Lt J A Thurlow, killed on a Short Stirling bomber LJ617, 5th March 1945 |
Location | Adjacent to former Technical Site, North Creake, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculpture, Inscribed Metal Panels & Info Boards |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF North Creake |
Miscellaneous Information
All but the pilot were able to make their escape but all were injured |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1945 |
End Date | 06-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | North Creake |
Day/Night Raid | Night (62% moon) |
Operation | Bomber Support- to deploy a Mandrel screen |
Reason for Loss | While circling at 18000' over France, hit by US anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Thionville. |