Lings, George Oldfield
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | George Oldfield |
Surname | Lings |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 26-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lt. Col. Harold Cronshaw Lings DSO and Helen Buchanan Lings. Husband of Mary Lings (née Pengelly) |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6063 |
Markings | VE- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 29. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 199 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 33344 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 110 (Hyderabad) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | TBC Watton, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | To the memory of those of the RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces who lost their lives while serving at RAF Watton and Bodney |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Stone Tablets |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to RAF Wattisham, AAF Station 377 and AAF Station 470 from 1939 - 1945 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6086 (P358657/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/858/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1941 |
End Date | 26-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a fighter and came down in the sea N of Texel |