Colvin, Richard John Todd
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Richard John Todd |
Surname | Colvin |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William James Colvin, and Hetty Colvin, of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Pharmaceutical Chemist. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK335 |
Markings | VR-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Darlington West Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. W.7K. Grave 366. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 147 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/110138 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
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 |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-10-1942 |
End Date | 10-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed and caught fire close to the airfield |