Clydesdale, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Clydesdale |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
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Date of Death | 19-03-1953 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra B2 |
Serial Number | WH663 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kilwinning Joint Cemetery, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2484741 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-03-1953 |
End Date | 19-03-1953 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft overshot from approach and joined the circuit at Hemswell. It then entered a flat spin after a double engine failure before crashing |