Fensome, John Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Stanley |
Surname | Fensome |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-12-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Ethel Beatrice Fensome, of Luton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | N2980 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Biscot (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row 2. Grave 35. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 747822 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as the Loch Ness Wellington, this aircraft was discovered by a team of American Loch Ness Monster hunters and was recovered from the Loch in 1985. Despite almost 45 years under water, the aircraft was in remarkably good condition and is now on permanent display at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, where it was first built. It is the only surviving Wellington to have seen operational service. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4769 (P356783/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-12-1940 |
End Date | 31-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Developed engine trouble over the Highlands while in a snowstorm, Pilot ordered crew to bale out and he then put the aircraft down in Loch Ness. Sgt Fensome's parachute became tangled and failed to deploy. |