Patterson, John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | Patterson |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Jane Patterson, of Ashington. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | Z8950 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ashington (Holy Sepulchre) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | New Sec. Grave 605. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0710 (Block 8, Column 22, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1149385 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Sgt J. Patterson Navigator 26 OTU |
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with another 26 OTU Wellington (DV915) and both aircraft crashed near Aylesbury |