Phelps, Joseph William Howell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph William Howell |
Surname | Phelps |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-06-1941 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | V6034 |
Markings | YH-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Sage War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 7. C. 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 225 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 751054 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
Crew renowned for pressing home low-level attacks on shipping |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6952 (P359740/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/263/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1941 |
End Date | 16-06-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Watton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Collided with the ship they were attacking and crashed into the sea, off the Frisian Islands |