Kimmel, Spencer Griffith
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Spencer Griffith |
Surname | Kimmel |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred E. and Violet Griffith Kimmel, of Shamokin, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.. Husband of Miriam Kimmel. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ413 |
Markings | GB-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XXVIII. G. 2. |
Epitaph | THE LORD GAVE, AND THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY; BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/9561 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 26-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Rennes to attack a naval stores depot. 17 Mosquito sorties, 3 lost (17.6%) |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another Mosquito (DZ365 GB-V) in the target area |