Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1685 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Over Silton (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | . |
Epitaph | ALL YOU HOPED FOR ALL YOU HAD, YOU GAVE TO SAVE MANKIND- YOURSELF YOU SCORNED TO SAVE (Extract from Hymn - O Valiant Hearts) |
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 120 |
Service Number | 1063311 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 23 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Alderson R C (Sgt) |
Harron W R (F/S) |
Kelly M J (Sgt) |
Oswald R E (F/S) |
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 29-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Stratford upon Avon |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a second Wellington from 23 OTU (X3586), both aircraft crashing near RAF Honington in Suffolk |