Newling, Henry John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Henry John |
Surname | Newling |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jesse and Florence Mary Newling, of Grantchester. Husband of Margaret Jean Newling, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV785 |
Markings | ZA-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Pocklington Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph | HE SHALL GROW NOT OLD AS WE THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD; AGE SHALL NOT WEARY HIM, NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 218 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1603523 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/145/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-01-1945 |
End Date | 02-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (88% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund- to bomb a coking plant |
Reason for Loss | Jettisoned the bomb load after the starboard outer engine began to misfire on outbound leg. Returned to base but the pilot misjudged their height and tried to go round again but collided with a tree in the process, bursting into flames. |