Strang, Clement Russell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Clement Russell |
Surname | Strang |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clement R. and Margaret W. Strang. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | MM139 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 263. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 249 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413725 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-06-1944 |
End Date | 27-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Göttingen- low level attack on railway yards. 25 Mosquitoes, 1 Lost (0.3%). The marker aircraft had difficulty locating the target and as a result, bombing was scattered. This may have been a experimental raid to evaluate the Mosquito in a precision bombing role. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak |