Pettitt, Geoffrey Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Geoffrey Leslie |
Surname | Pettitt |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Robert and Maud Elizabeth Pettitt, of Heathfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD271 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Burwash Weald (St. Philip) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | O FOR THE TOUCH OF A VANISHED HAND, AND THE SOUND OF A VOICE THAT IS STILL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 84 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1803782 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1944 |
End Date | 10-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Training - Cross country flight |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Stanton Harcourt at 2300 hrs detailed to carry out a cross country training flight. It is thought that structural failure occurred as at around 0210 hrs the Whitley dived into the ground and burst into flames at White House Farm, Brightwell, 2 miles West of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. There were no survivors. |