Virag, James Emil
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Emil |
Surname | Virag |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Emil James Virag and Elizabeth Virag, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB768 |
Markings | NA-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 253. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/95480 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed inscribed scroll and Bomber Command Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of Lancaster KB968 of of 428 (RCAF) Sqn, killed over Yelvertoft 5-6 Dec 1944 |
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Miscellaneous Information
This was his seventh sortie |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1850/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-12-1944 |
End Date | 06-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Soest. 497 aircraft, 2 losses. A successful raid with most of the bombs falling in the northern part of town where the railway installations were situated. About 1000 houses were completely destroyed. 286 people were killed |
Reason for Loss | Collided in the air with a 426 Sqn Halifax (LW200 OW-N), both crashing at Rugby, Warwickshire |