Pinnell, Kenneth John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth John |
Surname | Pinnell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 27-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel John and Mary Pinnell, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | NS819 |
Markings | SY-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Enschede Eastern General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 204. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1576000 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 Group, 138 Wing |
Squadron | 613 (City of Manchester) |
Squadron Motto | Semper parati (Always ready) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2117/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2117/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Lasham |
Operation | Night intruder mission over Enschede Twente airfield |
Reason for Loss | Blinded by searchlights while flying at low altitude and lost control of his aircraft, crashing into woodland. |