Wood, Stanley Le Vesconte
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Stanley Le Vesconte |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 25-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Stanley Le V. Wood and Nora May Wood, of Birkenhead. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1151 |
Markings | -L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Woodchurch (Holy Cross) Churchyard, Birkenhead |
Grave Reference | Sec. M. Row 1. Grave 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 118 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 89608 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1942 |
End Date | 25-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bircotes |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Dual instruction training flight |
Reason for Loss | Landed ten minutes after take-off, but downwind in error. Began to go round again and banked into a strong gusting wind. Crashed into a bank of trees and burst into flames. |