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Flying Officer ( Pilot ) Herbert Brian Lightoller

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Flying Officer ( Pilot ) Herbert Brian Lightoller Veteran

Birth
Death
4 Sep 1939 (aged 21)
Burial
Grossenkneten, Landkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany Add to Map
Plot
4. B. 13.
Memorial ID
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He was among the very first casualties of the RAF, killed in action 4 September 1939 (the 2nd day of the war) in a Blenheim Bomber Raid against the German Fleet off Wilhelmshaven. It is believed that the raid was primarily targeted against the German battleship Admiral Scheer.
He was among the very first casualties of the RAF, killed in action 4 September 1939 (the 2nd day of the war) in a Blenheim Bomber Raid against the German Fleet off Wilhelmshaven. It is believed that the raid was primarily targeted against the German battleship Admiral Scheer.

Inscription

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Gravesite Details

37884



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