Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5452 |
Markings | BU-U |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | East Finchley Cemetery and Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Sec. T5. Joint grave 97.. |
Epitaph | BECAUSE OF YOU WE WILL BE GLAD AND GAY The opening line of a sonnet by Maurice Baring entitled Julian Grenfell published in The Times of 5 June 1915, nine days after Grenfell's death. |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 69490 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Aitken J (Sgt) |
Green I J (Sgt) |
Kissack L D (Sgt) |
Ruston J B (P/O) |
Start Date | 20-09-1941 |
End Date | 21-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night raid | Night |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into trees while trying to make an emergency landing at Manston |