Crowe, Matthew
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Matthew |
Surname | Crowe |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Margaret Crowe, of Paisley. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ433 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Paisley (Hawkhead) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. R. Grave 1254. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 655586 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 1655 MTU |
Trade | Navigator/ Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 1655 Mosquito Training Unit of No 8 (PFF) Group which was based at RAF Warboys, 1944 to 1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-08-1944 |
End Date | 21-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Emerged from cloud in a spin and crashed into the ground at Everton, Nottinghamshire. |