Collinson, George Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | George Thomas |
Surname | Collinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Henry and Matilda Collinson, of Fenton, Stoke-On-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | PF384 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stoke on Trent (Fenton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 6421. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1211264 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Entrance, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 692 Sqn and 35 Sqn which flew from RAF Graveley during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2363/1 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-08-1944 |
End Date | 24-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (22% moon) |
Operation | Köln. 46 Mosquitoes. The local report states that heavy damage was caused by the 13 4000lb bombs which fell in residential areas |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Waferhill Farm near Norwich on outbound leg |