Crutchfield, Edward Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward Arthur |
Surname | Crutchfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 15-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward George Thomas Crutchfield and Florence Crutchfield. Husband of Henrietta Cecilia Crutchfield, of Walthamstow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB213 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Walthamstow (Queen's Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. Grave 150. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 151 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 647200 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1661 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
The board of enquiry learned that the crew had been on difficult exercise shortly before this detail and it was felt that fatigue may have played its part. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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 | 14-04-1945 |
End Date | 15-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Winthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (9% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Oxton, NE of Nottingham |