Brink, John Arend
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Arend |
Surname | Brink |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
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Date of Death | 08-07-1959 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Shirley Margaret Jane Brink of Newlands, Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra B2 |
Serial Number | WJ649 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bassingbourn Cemetery, Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 4096765 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 231 OCU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-07-1959 |
End Date | 08-07-1959 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft has done engine shut-down and was returning to base. On final approach it rolled onto its back and dived into the ground. Cause not known |