Checkley, Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis |
Surname | Checkley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Checkley, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | P6901 |
Markings | BL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Voorburg Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot G. Joint grave 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 143 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580605 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 40 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
One of the three-man crew survived |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/412/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-05-1940 |
End Date | 10-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Raid on Ypenburg airfield |
Reason for Loss | Attacked by Me110s and crashed near Voorburg |