Whitehead, James Milton
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | James Milton |
Surname | Whitehead |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Willie and Janet Reid Greenshields Whitehead, of Riddrie, Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster l |
Serial Number | W4270 |
Markings | QR-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambusnethan Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 824. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0003 (Block 1, Column 1, Row 3) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 975551 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 61 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary's Churchyard, Staunton-in-the-Vale, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Propeller Blade & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | This memorial is to commemorate the lives of the crew of Lancaster W4270 which crashed one mile North-West of this site on the 18th February 1943 "Per Purum Tonates" "Thundering through the clean air" |
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Lanc W4270 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/578/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-02-1943 |
End Date | 18-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took of for a training flight and crashed at 2256 hrs in the circuit of Bottesford airfield Leicestershire. There were no survivors |