DAMBUSTERS Jagger, Brian

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Jagger ​

• FORENAME

Brian ​

• UNIT

former 617 Squadron,R.A.F.V.R. ​

• RANK

Flying Officer ​

• NUMBER

171172 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

30th April 1944 ​

• AGE

22 ​

• GRAVESITE

Cambridge City Cemetery,Cambridgeshire Grave 13763 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1922 Chelsea,London​

son of David and Catherine Jagger,Chelsea,London​

RAF 1941​

enlisted 26.6.1941​

3 RC 20.10.1941​

10 (S) RC 22.10.1941​

26 OTU 15.1.1942​

ASRC 2.6.1942​

14 ITW 6.6.1942​

2 AGS 17.7.1942​

1654 CU 29.8.1942​

50 Squadron 29.9.1942​

617 Squadron 20.4.1943​

Sergeant (1320872)​

Flight Sgt​

award DFM (14.9.1943)​

Pilot Officer 23.10.1943​

Bombing Development Unit 6.3.1944​

Flying Officer 23.3.1944​

air gunner​

Lancaster ND553 (of 460 Squadron)​

training flight​

dinghy released and wrapped around tailplane and crashed after take-off from RAF Binbrook 1525 hours ​

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