Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1707 |
Markings | JM-U |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 22.C. Grave 168.. |
Epitaph | IN THE MORNING AND THE EVENING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM (From Verse 4 of the poem "For the Fallen" by Laurence Binyon) |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 1 |
Service Number | 134701 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Clarke J R J (Sgt) |
Fallon J (P/O) |
Faulkner D E (Sgt) |
Morgan E (Sgt) |
Rossignol A T L (F/O) |
Start Date | 02-06-1943 |
End Date | 02-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Eyewitnesses tell of the bomber exploding in the air, possibly as a result of lightning |