Wannop, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Wannop |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Agnes Jane Wannop, of Penrith, Cumberland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV797 |
Markings | BM-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. J. 14-19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 259 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1005427 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1944 |
End Date | 31-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 534 aircraft without diversionary raids. 33 aircraft Lost (6.2%). Initial German attempts to intercept with night-fighters failed and the bomber stream was well on the way to Berlin before they met with any resistance. Complete cloud-cover over Berlin but concentrated damage in the centre nonetheless with additional widely scattered bombs. At least 1000 deaths on the ground, 2 industrial premises completely destroyed and a further 15 seriously damaged. The Propaganda Ministry was hit, as was the railway infrastructure |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Frankendorf, Germany |