Nesbit, James Robert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Robert |
Surname | Nesbit |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James H. O. Nesbit and Ruby V. Nesbit, of Blyth. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK246 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blyth (Cowpen) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. J.J. Cons. Grave 2312. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 78 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1108813 |
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 | 02-04-1943 |
End Date | 02-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Vicarage Farm, Kirtlington, Oxfordshire following the failure of the airspeed indicator |