Aitken, Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles |
Surname | Aitken |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-08-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3989 |
Markings | KO-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 77. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1551157 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/889/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-08-1942 |
End Date | 21-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (67% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the French coast |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |