Mawhinney, James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James |
Surname | Mawhinney |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Sarah Mawhinney, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN400 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 150A. |
Epitaph | WORTHY OF EVERLASTING REMEMBRANCE (From 2 Maccabees Chapter 7) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 69 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1494278 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1944 |
End Date | 03-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | On a night flying test, but having climbed to 200 feet, the starboard engine faltered and the bomber spiralled back to earth. |