Fletcher, Thomas Santola
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Thomas Santola |
Surname | Fletcher |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Patricia Fletcher, later Patricia Dorn. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | W5006 |
Markings | WS-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. F. 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1320358 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/128/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1944 |
End Date | 31-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bardney |
Day/Night Raid | Night (45% moon) |
Operation | Nürnberg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Bardney at 2205 hrs detailed to attack targets in Nurnberg. Aircraft was intercepted and attacked by an Me110 flown by Major Martin Drewes of lll/NJG1 and sent down at Cleeburg, 8 km WNW of Butzbach |