Ackcral, Alfred Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alfred Edwin |
Surname | Ackcral |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 15-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Edwin and Lydia Ackcral, of Redcar. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JP201 |
Markings | QY-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Redcar Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot M. Row 8. Grave 32. |
Epitaph | GOODNIGHT, MY SON YOU WILL AWAKE WITH THE DAWN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1595296 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Morchard Bishop, Devon |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial stone and inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1666 HCU Halifax JP201 which collided in mid-air with 1664 HCU Halifax LL137 on 15th November 1944 |
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Miscellaneous Information
Icing of the windscreen on both of these aircraft was said to be a contributory factor |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-11-1944 |
End Date | 15-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 1664 HCU Halifax (LL137 ZU-L), both aircraft crashing near Bow, NE of Exeter |