Keighley, Richard Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Francis |
Surname | Keighley |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Fred and Anne Isabel Keighley, of Seaton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford I |
Serial Number | V4036 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hornsea Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Row AR. Grave 36. |
Epitaph | THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED IN PEACE; BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 58 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 86324 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 7 Bat Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/9214 (P362451/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-09-1941 |
End Date | 21-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Instrument training |
Reason for Loss | Flying on instruments, the Oxford hit one of the Finningley hangars, killing two of the three men on board |