Collins, Arthur Vincent
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Arthur Vincent |
Surname | Collins |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Vincent and Edith Mary Collins, of Waterloo, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EF307 |
Markings | OJ-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 201. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 146 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 144941 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1004/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-02-1944 |
End Date | 25-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining in Kiel Bay (a diversion for the main raid on Schweinfurt) |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |