Jenkins, George Russell
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | George Russell |
Surname | Jenkins |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
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Date of Death | 03-05-1966 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Lawson & Mary Jenkins of Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra B2 |
Serial Number | WH857 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Canadian Annexe,Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey |
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IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 32924 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-05-1966 |
End Date | 03-05-1966 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft was conducting an asymetric approach when it stalled and crashed at RAF Watton, Norfolk. The AEOp successfully ejected, the first AEOp to do so from an RAF aircraft |