Littler, Charles Eric
Personal Information
Rank | W/C |
Forename(s) | Charles Eric |
Surname | Littler |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-03-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles James Wharton Littler and Laura Littler, of Ainsdale, Southport. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1043 |
Markings | PM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Liverpool (Anfield) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 26159 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to site of former SHQ, Newton, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Statue, Plaque and information board |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Newton from 1940 to 2001 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5637 (P358071/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-03-1941 |
End Date | 31-03-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Brest. |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 19:00. While making an emergency landing and banking very steeply to avoid colliding with a house, the Wellington hit a tree and crashed at Manor Farm, Mudford, 2 miles NE of Yeovil, Somerset, bursting into flames. |