John William Minchin
Sergeant · 1181097 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 17 May 1943, aged 27
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany
Operations on this date. 2 raids in this archive were flown on the night of 17 May 1943: Operation Chastise · Operation Chastise - The 'dambusters' Raid. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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16 May 1943
Flew Operation Chastise
Wireless operator, ED925 AJ-M — Failed to return -
17 May 1943
Died
aged 27
Crew & operations
Flew as Wireless operator with No. 617 Squadron (Dambusters).
- Operation Chastise (16 May 1943) — aircraft ED925 AJ-M (Avro Lancaster) — Failed to return
Crew: J W Fraser (Bomb aimer) · Charles Brennan (Flight engineer) · George Henry Ford Goodwin Gregory (Front gunner) · Kenneth Earnshaw (Navigator) · John Vere Hopgood (Pilot) · A F Burcher (Rear gunner)
Source: CWGC casualty record: MINCHIN, JOHN WILLIAM → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission