Wood, Alan Richard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan Richard |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Wood and Mabel Wood (née Yates), of Church Farm, Belbroughton, Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4252 |
Markings | DX-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 170. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1230388 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born June 1922, Belbroughton, Worcestershire. His mother Mabel died in 1937 and his father Frank passed away in 1984. He had been a farmer. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1943 |
End Date | 05-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Kiel |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the North Sea, probably due to flak. The aircraft had been in touch with base at 00:40hrs to inform that it had lost a port engine and that the Bomb Aimer was wounded. |