Budden, Aubrey Ernest Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Aubrey Ernest Walter |
Surname | Budden |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Frances Isabella Budden, of Tilbury, Essex. Father of Roy Aubrey Budden. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE749 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Northfleet Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. M. Grave 58. |
Epitaph | FOR OUR TO-MORROW HE GAVE HIS TO-DAY (From the epitaph by John Maxwell Edmonds) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 15 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1869819 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 84 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Junction of Harrington Rd & Green Crescent, Desborough, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those men of 84 OTU who were lost flying from RAF Desborough |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1944 |
End Date | 03-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Desborough |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | The Wellington was armed with live bombs and set out on a navigation task. At approximately 1600 the Wellington, by now low on petrol, was seen closing on Worksop airfield but it seems the pilot was not happy with his approach for the engine note increased and the bomber began to overshoot. However, the angle of attack was quite steep and before levelling out the aircraft stalled, plunging to the ground with the port engine spluttering. On impact the bomb load exploded, scattering debris over a wide area. |