Weet, John Derrick Forbes
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Derrick Forbes |
Surname | Weet |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Derrick Charles and Madeline Weet, of Streatham, London. Husband of Ruth Weet, of Streatham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8439 |
Markings | NP-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. B. 16. |
Epitaph | HE FLEW INTO THE NIGHT AND CAME NOT HOME AGAIN. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 262 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 114427 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-05-1942 |
End Date | 09-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Warnemunde |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Rovershagen, NE of Rostock |