Brittain, John Charles (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1943-January-18

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Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: Charles Henry and Louisa Brittain (née Evans)

Spouse:

Home: Peak Dale Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire, England (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAF

Unit

97 (PFF) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Achieve Your Aim

Base

RAF Waddington

Rank

Sergeant

Position

W/Op-AG

Service Numbers

1020217

Home
Google MapPeak Dale Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire, England (parents)
Target
Google MapBerlin Germany
Ulrum General Cemetery, Groningen, Holland Lancaster Mk I R5575 OF-L Shot down by a night-fighter North of Terschelling. Crashed into the Waddenzee between the Dutch coast and the Frisian islands.

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster R5575

Sergeant George Arthur Axup RAF

Sergeant Axup, George Arthur (RAF)
M-U Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-January-18
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Henry Craighton Beebe RCAF

Flight Sergeant Beebe, Henry Craighton (RCAF)
Rear Gunner
Killed in Action
1943-January-18
Runnymede Memorial Surrey, UK

Sergeant John Bell RAF

Sergeant Bell, John (RAF)
Bomb Aimer
Killed in Action
1943-January-18
cemetery unknown

Sergeant John Charles Brittain RAF

Sergeant Brittain, John Charles (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1943-January-18
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Peter Lane RAF

Sergeant Lane, Peter (RAF)
Flt. Engineer
Killed in Action
1943-January-18
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Geoffrey Harold Rowson RAF

Sergeant Rowson, Geoffrey Harold (RAF)
pilot
Killed in Action
1943-January-18
cemetery unknown

Sergeant John Edgar West RAF

Sergeant West, John Edgar (RAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1943-January-18
cemetery unknown