Collins, Noel Briggs
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Noel Briggs |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK198 |
Markings | QT-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 80. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1453186 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 142 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/973/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1942 |
End Date | 08-11-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Grimsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying off Texel |
Reason for Loss | Believed the pilot was blinded by a searchlight and the aircraft crashed in the sea |