Mason, Richard Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Patrick |
Surname | Mason |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
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Date of Death | 03-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred and Frances Mason. Husband of Eleanor Lillian Mason, of Forest Hill, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | EB389 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Evesham Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 1374. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND HAPPY MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 68 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 129350 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-01-1943 |
End Date | 03-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Training- bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | T/O for high level bombing sortie at night. It is believed the photoflash exploded prematurely, leading to a catastrophic crash at 0005 into Western Park, Cherington, 3 miles SSE of Shipstone-on-Stour, Warwickshire. |