Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LJ630 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Thorney (St. Helen) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 547.. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING I WILL REMEMBER (Poem - For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 61 |
Service Number | 1594880 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 1654 HCU |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Alexander R G (Sgt) |
Arthur P D (F/S) |
Cox W E J (F/S) |
Hughes A (Sgt) |
Westhead T H (Sgt) |
Wilkinson B G (P/O) |
Start Date | 31-08-1944 |
End Date | 31-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wigsley |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Nottingham after an engine fire |