Heap, Wilbert Dudley
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilbert Dudley |
Surname | Heap |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert William and Louisa Elizabeth Heap. of Twickenham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | R3599 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Twickenham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot J. Row J. Grave 19. |
Epitaph | ALSO LOUISA ELIZABETH HEAP HIS MOTHER, DIED 21.11.1946 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1283560 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 13 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
(P369100/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-05-1942 |
End Date | 24-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bicester |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Over Wiltshire the aircraft ran into a very severe rainstorm which the pilot (Sgt. Typer, the only survivor) attempted to climb above. Lost control at 1,500 feet and all three crew members bailed out. The aircraft crashed at Green Farm near Trowbridge |