Crutchfield, Edward Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Edward Arthur |
Surname | Crutchfield |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
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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 |
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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
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 |