Clifford, Arnold Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Arnold Charles |
Surname | Clifford |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 12-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. A. M. B. Clifford, of Southville, Bristol. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ778 |
Markings | ZL-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bristol (Arnos Vale) Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 1. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1338085 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Squadron Motto | Ferte manus certas (Strike sure) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/7 |
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 | 12-02-1943 |
End Date | 13-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto Black Intake Moor in the Cleveland Hills near Helmsley, Yorkshire |