Crail, William David
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William David |
Surname | Crail |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-10-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM143 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 227. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 338349 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Navigator |
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 27/2216/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-10-1944 |
End Date | 13-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (15% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg. 70 Mosquitoes to Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Wiesbaden, Koblenz and Schweinfurt. 1 aircraft lost. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Flak. Probably crashed in the mouth of the River Elbe |