Whyte, John Chaplin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Chaplin |
Surname | Whyte |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John. C. and Agnes C. Whyte, of Forfar, Angus. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG307 |
Markings | CA-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VI. F. 10. |
Epitaph | EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1571971 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 189 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Homebound, the Lancaster flew into dense cloud and not long afterwards fell out of control and crashed 22:50 at Jarny (Meurthe-et-Moselle), in the outskirts of Conflans-en-Jarnisy. |