Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EH933 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Staveley (St. James) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | New ground. Grave 543.. |
Epitaph |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Service Number | 1286775 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1660 HCU |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Ackroyd B (Sgt) |
Jones T H (Sgt) |
Kerry J (Sgt) |
Partridge R A (Sgt) |
Street R (Sgt) |
Thursby A (Sgt) |
Tomkinson C V (Sgt) |
Start Date | 26-01-1944 |
End Date | 27-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Swinderby |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Night cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Broke up at high altitude over Devon, the wreckage being scattered over a wide area, the main parts of the fuselage falling at Exton, near Somerset (and not Exton near Exeter as frequently reported) |