McGovern, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | McGovern |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Catherine McGovern, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9352 |
Markings | LS-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 15. C. 6-11. |
Epitaph | HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, ALTHOUGH HE BE DEAD, SHALL LIVE" R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1118526 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-06-1942 |
End Date | 20-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Emden. Most crews reported hitting target but actually many hit Osnabruck due to incorrect flare targeting. Emden reported no damage or casualties |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Siemolten |