Howard, John Gaskell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Gaskell |
Surname | Howard |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-12-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wing Cdr. Frederick John Howard, R.A.F., and Gladys Howard, of Notting Hill, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley III |
Serial Number | K7260 |
Markings | OF- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Kingston Bagpuize (St. John the Baptist) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | S.W. Corner. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 185 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39526 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, adjacent to Farningdon Rd, Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to those killed in the loss of of a Whitley at Newbridge on 18th December 1939 |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Miscellaneous Information
Aircraft on loan from 37 Sqn |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/1743 (P350758/39) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-12-1939 |
End Date | 18-12-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into a tree at Kingston Bagpuize, near Abingdon, killing all three on board |