Houghton, William
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | William |
Surname | Houghton |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Richard and Emily Houghton. Husband of Kathleen Houghton, of West Ewell, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XXV |
Serial Number | KB502 |
Markings | -U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. C. 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 149594 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 163 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1078/9 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1078/8 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1945 |
End Date | 12-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss |