Christie, John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Christie |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-10-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE201 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ollerton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | R.C. Portion. Grave 824. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 20 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/28782 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 82 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Public Footpath, Bothamsall, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 82OTU Wellington HE201 which crashed after take off when the port engine cut out, 12th October 1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-10-1943 |
End Date | 12-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Gamston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1448hrs. As the aircraft climbed away the port engine cut out, necessitating an immediate crash landing. In doing so the aircraft crashed into trees between Haughton Chapel and Bevercotes, 5 miles SSE of Retford, Notts. |