Reid, Arthur William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arthur William |
Surname | Reid |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George Colvin Reid and Elizabeth Gourlay Reid, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | BK241 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Scropton (St. Paul) Churchyard and Extension |
Grave Reference | Extn. Grave 114. |
Epitaph | TO MEMORY EVER DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 89 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 656535 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1943 |
End Date | 03-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Church Broughton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training-Night Cross Country |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Church Broughton at 1812 hrs for a night cross country exercise on completion returned to base at 2300 hrs and circled the airfield in readiness to land. At 2302 hrs , however, the Wellington went into a flat spin and crashed 4 miles to the NE of the airfield with no survivors. |