Wood, Raymond George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Raymond George |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cassandra Bessie Wood, and Stepson of Thomas Heward, of Derby. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE591 |
Markings | OW- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. F. 17. |
Epitaph | DEEPLY MOURNED WITH EVERLASTING LOVE BY MAM AND DAD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 130506 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 426 (Thunderbird) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with Inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Canadian personnel who served at RAF Linton on Ouse during WW2, including 408 and 426 Sqns RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1841/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1943 |
End Date | 17-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Mannheim. 271 aircraft, 18 losses (6.6%). Accurate PFF marking followed by a successful raid. Production stopped at 41 industrial premises. 130 deaths and almost 7000 bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Sankt Thomas, NNE of Bitburg, Germany |