Coghlan, John
Personal Information
Rank | Warrant Officer |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Coghlan |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 11-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Coghlan and of Kate Coghlan (nee Lineham), of Cork, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington XIII |
Serial Number | NC489 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot RR. Grave 77. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 547658 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 85 Group, 34 Wing |
Squadron | 69 |
Squadron Motto | With vigilance we serve |
Trade | Passenger |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/609/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/609/31 |
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 | - |
Operation | Ferrying a Stirling crew of No. 190 Squadron to England from Eindhoven |
Reason for Loss | Swung on takeoff, became airborne and stalled into trees. Two crew members survived, injured along with two passengers |