Henderson, Alan MacDonald
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alan MacDonald |
Surname | Henderson |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maj. Ian Macdonald Henderson and Kathleen Mary Henderson, of Woking, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | T2557 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Little Rissington (St. Peter) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot North. Row E. Grave 3. |
Epitaph | SOLA VIRTUS NOBILITAT (Latin - Virtue alone ennobles. The Henderson clan motto) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 48 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 116744 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church St, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrews who died here and nearby after a night flying accident 21st august 1942, Per Ardua Ad Astra |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-08-1942 |
End Date | 21-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross country |
Reason for Loss | Collided with Oxford II T1239 of 6 FTS and crashed NNE of Chipping Norton |