Fletcher, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Fletcher |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Florence Fletcher, of Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | N1526 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Manchester Southern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. U. C. of E. Grave 1534. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 36 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 548378 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
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 | 11-10-1940 |
End Date | 11-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 2300 near the Akeman Street landing ground. Believed to have been caused by a area of fabric stripping from the mainplanes. |