Woolnough, Victor Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Victor Ernest |
Surname | Woolnough |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P2116 |
Markings | GL-L2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Diepenveen General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1, Joint grave 2-3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 119 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 48586 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 14 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2257. Shot down by a night fighter, crashing at Deventer in Holland, one survivor |