Busby, John Harold
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Harold |
Surname | Busby |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold F. Busby and Frances M. B. Busby, of Gordon, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM466 |
Markings | GI-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. F. 2. |
Epitaph | DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 139 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 418798 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2138/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-08-1944 |
End Date | 13-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Russelsheim to bomb the Opel motor factory, with normal PFF marking (unlike the concurrent Braunschweig raid). 297 aircraft, 20 losses (6.7%). Only slight damage was inflicted with may of the bombs falling in open countryside. |
Reason for Loss |