Aircraft | |
Serial Number | |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stone Cemetery, Dartford |
Grave Reference | Grave 4838.. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY A CONSTANT THOUGHT IN HEART A SILENT TEAR |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Service Number | 281307 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 5 Grp |
Trade | Ground Staff |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Start Date | 30-11--0001 |
End Date | 30-11--0001 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night raid | |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Killed in an collision between a lorry and a coach on the junction of Cliff Road and Prebend Lane, Welton, near Lincoln. Six others were seriously injured including one critically. (Lincolnshire Echo, 29 May 1942). The lorry went up a bank and overturned while at least some of the airmen were sitting on the tailgate of the lorry. The coroner recorded a virdict of death by misadventure. |