Pountain, Wilfred Henry
Personal Information
Rank | AC1 |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Henry |
Surname | Pountain |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-12-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold Thomson Pountain and Florence Annie Pountain, of Burton-On-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | N2886 |
Markings | LN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 3. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 618060 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 99 (Madras Presidency) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Newmarket Heath Racecourse, Newmarket, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of comrades who fell in battle during WW11 1939-1945 and all ranks who served on 99 Squadron Royal Air Force, the Squadron was based here from September 1939 until March 1941 |
Miscellaneous Information
The events of this day and those four days later off Wilhelmshaven proved a turning point in the bomber war with the RAF finally realising that unescorted bombing raids in daylight were not viable |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-12-1939 |
End Date | 14-12-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Attack enemy shipping in North Sea |
Reason for Loss | 42 aircraft were involved in an operation to seek out enemy shipping and the 12 Wellingtons involved found a convoy in the Schillig Roads. While they attempted to attack, they were set upon by Me110s and half the attacking force was shot down for the loss of one German fighter |