Clarke, Eric George
Personal Information
Rank | S I |
Forename(s) | Eric George |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-11-1949 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster BI |
Serial Number | TW908 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | No known grave |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 952163 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 148 |
Trade | Signaller |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-11-1949 |
End Date | 03-11-1949 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft suffered Mid Air Collision with Mosquito RL116 of 29 Sqn, 8 miles South of Selsey Bill, West Sussex. All occupants of both aircraft killed, only one body was recovered |