Winders, Bruce Dean
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Bruce Dean |
Surname | Winders |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Winders, of Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EE937 |
Markings | HA-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. J. 12. |
Epitaph | NOTED FOR STERLING QUALITIES. EVER MISSED BY THOMAS, LILLIAN, JEAN AND JERRY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/99861 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1351/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-09-1943 |
End Date | 28-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Hanover. 678 aircraft, including five B-17s. 39 aircraft Lost, including one B-17 (5.6%). Bombing was very concentrated, but not accurately on target due to incorrect PFF marking. Little significant damage inflicted. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Eldegasen, Germany |