Steel, Bernard Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Bernard Reginald |
Surname | Steel |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
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Date of Death | 27-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney Thomas Steel and Jessie Elizabeth Steel, of Surbiton, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD376 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 23. A. 20. |
Epitaph | I AM HE THAT LIVETH, AND WAS DEAD; AND BEHOLD, I AM ALIVE FOR EVERMORE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 101 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 126792 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
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 | 26-09-1942 |
End Date | 27-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stanton Harcourt |
Day/Night Raid | Night (94% moon) |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 0045Hrs whilst in landing pattern, burst into flames on impact. |