Loomes, John Stifford
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Stifford |
Surname | Loomes |
Gender | M |
Age | 35 |
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Date of Death | 16-05-1957 |
Next of Kin | Son of John & Alice Winifred Loomes; Husband of Elizabeth Mary Loomes of Pegasus, Mill Rd, Buckden, Cambridgeshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra PR7 |
Serial Number | WH790 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | North Stifford Cemetery, Grays, Essex |
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IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 196047 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
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 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-05-1957 |
End Date | 16-05-1957 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed in very bad weather, 11 miles East South East of RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador, Canada after disappearing from radar during an approach to RCAF Goose Bay |