Long, Kenneth Hughes
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Hughes |
Surname | Long |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Reginald Frederic Brake Long and Beatrice Sarah Long, of Southampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK390 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | North Luffenham (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 17. |
Epitaph | MORNING THOUGHTS EVENING MEMORIES EVERLASTING LOVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1324064 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1943 |
End Date | 05-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | At 02.09 hours after a low level bombing run the aircraft crashed into a village street at Coates near Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. The aircraft burst into flames destroying the aircraft and a house, tragically killing four members of the crew and four civilians. |