Turnbull, John Grant
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Grant |
Surname | Turnbull |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 03-06-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Taylor Turnbull and Margaret Grahame Turnbull, of Coventry. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1405 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stoke (St. Michael) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Block D. Row 1. Grave 41. |
Epitaph | THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD. WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 109 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 742828 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6721 (P359453/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-06-1941 |
End Date | 03-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying practice |
Reason for Loss | At approx 0110 while preparing to land the Wellington went out of control and crashed near the flare path. |