Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | LA766 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Golcar Baptist Chapelyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 436.. |
Epitaph | HE LOVED "NATURE, BEAUTIFUL, SOMETIMES TERRIBLE, BUT ALWAYS THE SUPREME CREATION OF GOD" |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 63 |
Service Number | 1504644 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 81 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Aaron C E (Sgt) |
Binham R J (P/O) |
Buckle M J (Sgt) |
Roberts D R (W/O) |
Smeaton R (F/S) |
Stewart W H (F/S) |
Strachan A T (Sgt) |
Start Date | 11-01-1943 |
End Date | 11-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Whitchurch Heath |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in North Wales with an eight-man crew including several trainee navigator |