Collings, Kenneth Victor George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Victor George |
Surname | Collings |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-11-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Weston Collings and Lilian Alice Collings, of Southampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5569 |
Markings | OF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | South Stoneham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. G. 8. Grave 184. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LOVE IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1600145 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Died in Bracebridge Heath Hospital the following day of his injuries |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/38 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-11-1942 |
End Date | 14-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Ran into bad weather and crashed at Brattleby trying to land at nearby RAF Scampton |