Japp, Anthony Albert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Anthony Albert |
Surname | Japp |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Humphrey David and Winifred Mabel Japp, of Hanworth, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | Z6467 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. B. 20. |
Epitaph | AS WE LOVED HIM SO WE MISS HIM IN OUR MEMORY HE IS DEAR BRINGING MANY A SILENT TEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 54 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129179 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Navigator/Air Bomber |
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
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1943 |
End Date | 13-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1836 for a cross country training exercise with a screened Pilot instructor. While flying at 10,000 feet the Port engine shed its coolant and seconds later the unit burst into flames. The aircraft crash landed at 2240 hrs near White. Waltham airfield |