Thornton, George Walker
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | George Walker |
Surname | Thornton |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Doris Thornton, of Stocksfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | P2516 |
Markings | XL-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 25. Grave 342. |
Epitaph | AT REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1378888 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-05-1942 |
End Date | 18-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Blind flying training flight |
Reason for Loss | Swung off runway during take-off run and struck an excavator. The resulting explosion blew the aircraft apart and mortally wounded the excavator driver. |