Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3816 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lower Darwen (St. James) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Old ground near East Wall.. |
Epitaph | HIS SPIRIT WILL LIVE ON WITH THOSE WHO FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Service Number | 1352461 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Adams J G P (Sgt) |
Dunn G (Sgt) |
McLean D R (F/O) |
Rice V A (Sgt) |
Start Date | 25-04-1943 |
End Date | 25-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 15 minutes after takeoff into the suburbs of Leicester, and exploded. |