Butterworth, Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas |
Surname | Butterworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Violet Butterworth, of Rochdale. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | W5356 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rochdale Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Square B.B. Nonconformist. Grave 24480. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1061600 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Highfields Farm, Wythall, Worcestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Metal Plaque & Tree |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew of Wellington bomber W5356 12 Squadron R.A.F. Binbrook, Lincolnshire which crashed on 9th January 1942 close to this memorial. The aircraft was returning from an operation in Cherbourg and crash landed in the field due to engine f |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-01-1942 |
End Date | 09-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Cherbourg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed while attempting an emergency landing near Redditch on return |