Vaughan, William Johnson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Johnson |
Surname | Vaughan |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Richard Vaughan and of Lily Louise Vaughan, of Roggiett, Monmouthshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED939 |
Markings | OF-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. B. 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 562927 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/767/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-08-1943 |
End Date | 11-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | Nuremberg. 653 aircraft, 16 losses (2.5%). Ground marking was used even though there was cloud cover. Serious damage to both residential and industrial buildings and 577 deaths. |
Reason for Loss |