Corbet, Walter Henry
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Walter Henry |
Surname | Corbet |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 07-05-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Mullhall Corbet and of Josephine Corbet (Nee Macmullen). Husband of Shirley Mullhall Corbet, of Chelsea, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB233 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Halton (St. Michael) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 3. Row C. Grave 157. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41152 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFNTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Pathfinder Force Navigation Training Unit, RAF Warboys 1944 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Had served with 142 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-05-1945 |
End Date | 07-05-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Night (31% moon) |
Operation | Training- high-level cross-country exercise (night) |
Reason for Loss | Dived and broke up, crashing near Gloucester, possibly as a result of the failure of the aircraft's oxygen supply |