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AITCHISON, Richard

Personal Information
Rank P/O
Forename(s) Richard Justin
Surname Aitchison
Gender M
Age 28
Decorations
Date of death 01-01-1945
Next of kin Son of Oliver Christie Aitchison and Lilly Evans Aitchison. Husband of Olga Aitchison, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand.
Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number ME321
Markings AA-N
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Runnymede Memorial
Grave Reference Panel 285..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 121
Enlistment information
Service Number 429286
Service Royal New Zealand Air Force
Group 3
Squadron 75 (NZ)
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different New Zealand
Fellow Servicemen
Brennan M (Sgt)
Clark V J (Sgt)
Cooke L J (Sgt)
Hoskins J S (F/S)
Lee A (F/S)
Newton R J (W/C)
Sansome H (Sgt)
Last Operation information
Start Date 01-01-1945
End Date 02-01-1945
Takeoff Station Mepal
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Vohwinkel- to attack railway yards. 146 aircraft from 3 Group, 1 lost. A successful attack
Reason for Loss Crashed near Maastricht, Holland