Porter, John Douglas Victor
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Douglas Victor |
Surname | Porter |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert Victor Harold and Ethel Victoria Porter, of Colchester, Essex. Husband of Edna Victoria Porter. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellesley |
Serial Number | K7754 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 227 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39619 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Miscellaneous Information
Sgt. R. Hawes (223 Sqn) and Sgt. A.G.R. Allan (211 Sqn) were also killed. |
It is not clear why F/O Porter was aboard this aircraft. It is possible he was being posted to the Middle East but the paperwork was still showing 107 Squadron when he was killed. IBCC invites anybody with further information to please get in touch. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/1977 (P351547/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1940 |
End Date | 04-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Boscombe Down |
Day/Night Raid | (13% moon) |
Operation | Ferry flight to Middle East |
Reason for Loss | Missing off the French coast in bad weather, presumed ditched. |