Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2802 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Wellington General Cemetery, Shropshire |
Grave Reference | Grave 1668.. |
Epitaph | HE LIVED A NOBLE LIFE AND DIED AN HONOURABLE DEATH. ALWAYS LOVED AND REMEMBERED. MUM, DAD, SISTERS AND BROTHERS |
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Service Number | 544454 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1483 Flt |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Boyce W G (AC1) |
Boyle J G Y (F/S) |
Capp J (AC1) |
Coote M A (F/O) |
Holden R S (Sgt) |
Hughes A W (LAC) |
Long B V (F/S) |
White D R (Capt) |
Start Date | 24-05-1942 |
End Date | 24-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | The main spar assembly failed outboard of the starboard engine. Spun in near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk |