James C. Brooks, LAC

Personal information
Age	26
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Military information
Army Number	1470237
Rank	LAC
Function	Leading Aircraftman
Platoon / Troop / Flight	No. 6341 Light Warning Unit
Company / Squadron	Royal Air Force Radar Detachement
Unit / Group	Unknown
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Unknown
Death information
Died when	18-9-1944
Died where	Opheusden/Dodewaard
Spot	In a field
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave number	4-C-8
Graves overview	Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
Horsa 'Chalk Number 5003' carried six troops of RAF 6341 Light Warning Unit. Caught in a flak barrage some 8 kilometers south of the intended Landing Zone, the glider was hit and crashed 1 km south of the railway station of Opheusden, along the road to Dodewaard. LAC Brooks died in this glider crash.

Personal information
Age	26
Nationality	British
Date / place of birth	Unknown
Military information
Army Number	1470237
Rank	LAC
Function	Leading Aircraftman
Platoon / Troop / Flight	No. 6341 Light Warning Unit
Company / Squadron	Royal Air Force Radar Detachement
Unit / Group	Unknown
Division / Transport / Command	1st Airborne Division
Regiment	Unknown
Death information
Died when	18-9-1944
Died where	Opheusden/Dodewaard
Spot	In a field
Map reference	Unknown
Burial location	Oosterbeek, War Cemetery, Netherlands
Grave number	4-C-8
Graves overview	Graves overview
Miscellaneous information
Personal notes
Horsa 'Chalk Number 5003' carried six troops of RAF 6341 Light Warning Unit. Caught in a flak barrage some 8 kilometers south of the intended Landing Zone, the glider was hit and crashed 1 km south of the railway station of Opheusden, along the road to Dodewaard. LAC Brooks died in this glider crash.