Addy, John Cedric
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John Cedric |
Surname | Addy |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 17-01-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Guy Cedric and Jessie Addy, of Halstead, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | N5030 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jurby (St. Patrick) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 340. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 748538 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 27 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Village Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial & Stencilled Composite Panels |
Memorial Text | This memorial is a tribute to all those both military and civil who came from many countries to serve at RAF Lichfield |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11646 (P365490/42) |
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 | 17-01-1942 |
End Date | 17-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lichfield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | The Isle of Man was one of the crew's waypoints on the night navigation exercise. After crossing the Irish Sea at an altitude of 1800ft., the aircraft flew into Snaefell, Isle of Man during darkness (at 2015 hrs). Of the seven crew, three were killed and all the others injured. One of the survivors (Sgt. Levett) went for help whilst the others sheltered from the very poor weather in the wreckage. Of the four survivors, three perished later in the war, only Sgt. Levett having survived, although he was seriously injured in another training accident and flown back to his native Australia following a lengthy period of hospitalisation. |