Kelleher, Michael Joseph
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Michael Joseph |
Surname | Kelleher |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Anne Kelleher, of Portstewart, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7508 |
Markings | OJ-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Adegem Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XII. F. 9. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 192 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 568970 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-06-1942 |
End Date | 06-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (49% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 180 aircraft but little damage to Essen. 12 aircraft lost meaning that the crew losses were more than 4 times higher than the ground losses |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed SW of Tienen, Belgium |