Drummond, Simon Fullard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Simon Fullard |
Surname | Drummond |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-07-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Drummond. of Gateshead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6476 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gateshead (Saltwell) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Div. A. Grave 497. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 954514 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-07-1941 |
End Date | 07-07-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Strayed from track and while flying at 2,000 feet, at roughly 0115 ran into a barrage balloon cable near Quinton, some 6 miles SSW from Stratford-upon-Avon. On hitting the ground the Whitley burst into flames. |