Vickery, John Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Leslie |
Surname | Vickery |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Henry and Esther Vickery, of Birkenhead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG440 |
Markings | TL-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Becklingen War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. B. 14. |
Epitaph | HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE, LEAVING BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES BEHIND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 163864 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 35 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | Graveley Airfield 1942-1945 8 Group Bomber Command 35 Squadron Pathfinder Force 692 Squadron Light Night Striking Force R.A.F. To commemorate this airfield in honour of those who served the nation aircrew, groundstaff & WAFF of United Kingdom Dominions, C |
Location | All Saints Church, Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Sqn Badge & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | Remember before God all those airmen and airwomen 3who served with 35 Squadron R.A.F. Graveley 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/382/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/382/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1945 |
End Date | 09-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg- to attack the shipyards. 440 aircraft, 6 losses. Bombing was scattered due to cloud cover. Although some damage was probably caused to the shipyards, the American 8th Air Force had attacked the target only a few hours earlier so it was impossible to differentiate the damaged caused by the two raids |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak in the nose section, burst into flames and broke up over Rotenburg, Germany |