| AIRCRAFT INFORMATION | |
| Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
| Serial Number | ND745 |
| Markings | A4-D |
| MEMORIAL INFORMATION | |
| Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
| Burial/Memorial Place | Schoonselhof Cemetery |
| Grave Reference | IVa. E. 14. |
| Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES OF JOHN. "SOME DAY WE'LL UNDERSTAND" |
| IBCC MEMORIAL INFORMATION | |
| Phase | 2 |
| Panel Number | 259 |
| ENLISTMENT INFORMATION | |
| Service Number | 126716 |
| Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
| Group | 3 |
| Squadron | 115 |
| Trade | Pilot |
| Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
| THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES |
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/10
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/9 |
| FELLOW SERVICEMEN |
Davies R I H (F/O)
Fullum W J (F/S) Snowdon J A (P/O) |
| LAST OPERATION INFORMATION | |
| Start Date | 22-05-1944 |
| End Date | 23-05-1944 |
| Takeoff Station | Witchford |
| Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
| Operation | Dortmund. 375 aircraft, 18 Lancasters Lost (4.8%). Most of the bombing fell in the SE districts and mostly in residential areas. 852 houses and 6 buildings were destroyed. 361 were killed, including 22 PoW. |
| Reason for Loss | |
Source: International Bomber Command Centre - Losses Database