Fairhead, Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Ernest |
Surname | Fairhead |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Ernest and Florence Fairhead, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK129 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Row A. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | HE LIVETH LONG WHO LIVETH WELL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/88531 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1944 |
End Date | 12-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | On return to base, suddenly swung 90 degrees to starboard and crashed at Maunby, SSW of Northallerton, Yorkshire |