Sutherland, Vernon Elton
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Vernon Elton |
Surname | Sutherland |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Vernon and Muriel Elizabeth Sutherland, of Wellington City, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1665 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 2. Row F. Grave 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 103 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402223 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-12-1942 |
End Date | 31-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night bombing exercise |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1815hrs for evening bombing practice. A few minutes after take off the aircraft crashed into a wood, near Barton Abbey, 4 miles WSW from the airfield. |