Cunningham, John Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Charles |
Surname | Cunningham |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sir Charles Banks Cunningham, C.S.I., and of Lady Cunningham (Nee Macnish) of Great Bookham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD867 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Great Bookham (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | N.W. corner. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 25 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 88868 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6686 (P359409/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/8 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1941 |
End Date | 30-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Stalled while turning and crashed 1120 some 50 yards from Hale Hill Farm, between Hatfield and Hatfield Woodhouse, 2 miles NW of Lindholme. |