Pittendrigh, Wilfred Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Ernest |
Surname | Pittendrigh |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Russell and Mary Ellen Pittendrigh, of Canons Park, Edgware. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF347 |
Markings | LS-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Little Stanmore (St. Laurence) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row 12. Grave 17. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES OF OUR YOUNGEST SON. A CONSCIENCE CLEAR A MIND AT REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 226 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1291394 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-09-1942 |
End Date | 11-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 479 aircraft, 33 losses (7.1%). PFF used pink pansies to accurately mark the target. 39 businesses in Dusseldorf and a further 13 in neighbouring Neuss were put out of action. Almost 1000 houses destroyed and 19427 people bombed out. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed while trying to make an emergency landing at West Malling airfield, Kent |