Harnett, Neil Willoughby
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Neil Willoughby |
Surname | Harnett |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Annie May Colbourne Harnett, of Twillingate, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP729 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 313. |
Epitaph | FATHER, THY WILL BE DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 177 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 798646 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-01-1945 |
End Date | 04-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Starboard engine failed at cruising altitude. Crew were making for Wheaton Aston airfield but the aircraft crashed at Church Eaton, near Stafford |