Playfair, Orion George Sedgwick
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Orion George Sedgwick |
Surname | Playfair |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Elsie Louise Playfair. Husband of Greta Louise Playfair, of Holborn, London. B.A., Hons. (Lond.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD833 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Caterham and Warlingham (Caterham) Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Sec. M. Grave 26. |
Epitaph | FELIX OPPORTUNITATE MORTIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 102600 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/8754 (P361903/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-09-1941 |
End Date | 01-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed trying to land at Shoreham, the aircraft coming down in the grounds of Lancing College |