John Royal Crossley Pratt
Service number
969698
Military unit
103 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
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Date of birth
26 Jul 1941
Date of death
25 Feb 1941 (24 years old)
Place of birth
Wallasey, Wirral, Merseyside.
Employment, education or hobbies
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Family history
Son of John Crossley Pratt and Blanch Pratt, of Heswall Hill, Cheshire.
Military history
25/26 February 1941 Wellington T2621 103 Sqn. Take off from RAF Newton to bomb Dusseldorf.
Crashed in Germany, believed to have exploded in mid air and wreckage and crew fell into the River Rhine, probably direct flak hit.
Dusseldorf covered by cloud and bombing results was poor. 1 civilian injured fighting a fire, 2 Flak gunners slightly injured and a farm barn destroyed. 80 aircraft took part in the raid. T2621 the only loss.
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