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236302 Flt.Sgt. John Leslie Stone Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 57 Squadron from:Birmingham (d.8th March 1945) Jack Stone was married to my late sister-in-law, Phyllis and they had a son David. At the time of his death Jack did not know that his wife was pregnant and a second son, John, was born after his father's death. His Lancaster was on a raid over Hamburg on 6th March 1945 and his sortie failed to return and was recorded as Missing. I have not discovered any reports of how the plane was lost although the common thought seems to be that it crashed into the North Sea on its return flight. Jack was well over six feet tall and it was often a cause of comment of how on earth he managed to get into the rear-gunner's turret. He was a rear and mid-upper gunner. He had completed a previous tour and had managed to find his way home following a prior ditching in enemy-held territory and was eventually helped to find his way home via Sweden. Undaunted, Jack volunteered to do another tour on Lancasters which proved to be fateful and was posted Missing. His death is recorded as 8th March 1945 on the Runnymede Royal Air Force Memorial. RIP. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**