Sykes, Ernest Edward
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Ernest Edward |
Surname | Sykes |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-04-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP776 |
Markings | EQ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 277. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 250 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1626149 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-04-1945 |
End Date | 17-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Night (26% moon) |
Operation | Heligoland- to attack the naval base |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea |