DAMBUSTERS Gillespie, Alan

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Gillespie ​

• FORENAME

Alan ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Pilot Officer ​

• NUMBER

144205 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

16th May 1943 ​

• AGE

20 ​

• GRAVESITE

Reichswald Forest War Cemetery,Germany 5.C.10 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of Robert and Margaret Gillespie,Carlisle​

solicitor's clerk in civilian life​

RAF 1940​

service number 1079863​

Padgate 22.11.1940​

7 RC 29.11.1940​

Wattisham 3.1.1941​

Andover January 1941​

1 RW 18.3.1941​

Canada 15.9.1941​

3 PRC 20.2.1942​

Wigton 23.3.1942​

16 OTU 9.7.1942​

1654 CU 30.9.1942​

61 Squadron 27.10.1942​

award DFM as Sgt (20.7.1945,wef 16.5.1943)​

Pilot Officer 20.3.1943​

617 Squadron 31.3.1943​

air bomber​

Lancaster ED927​

Op.Chastise (Sorpe Dam)​

hit high tension cables and crashed 2350 hours Haldern,Germany ​

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