Astin, Herbert Whitaker
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Herbert Whitaker |
Surname | Astin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Rowland and Jessie Astin, of Colne, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK495 |
Markings | KO-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 130. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 130527 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Christ Church, Chatburn, Lancashire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Processional Cross |
Memorial Text | To the Glory of God and in loving memory of P/O Herbert Whitaker Astin reported missing 1-2 March 1943 Given by his Parents |
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 27/890/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/890/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-03-1943 |
End Date | 03-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Mining off the Frisian islands |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the sea of Ameland |