Wood, James Knox
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | James Knox |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Ernest and Mona Gertrude Wood, of Deepdene, Victoria, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM199 |
Markings | M5-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 16. B. 18. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 410777 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 128 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/932/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/932/38 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1945 |
End Date | 05-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Hannover. One of 50 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and crashed NW of Ronnenberg, SW of Hannover |