Preston, Wilfred
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Wilfred |
Surname | Preston |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 23-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jim and Sarah Preston, of Bury, Lancashire. Husband of Marian Preston, of Bury. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG272 |
Markings | MA-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 208. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 228 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 133520 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 161 (Special Duties) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | Gibraltar Farm Barn, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scrolls |
Memorial Text | In memory of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford February 1942 - June 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Peter, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaques & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of 161 Sqn, RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force, and SOE agents killed during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-01-1944 |
End Date | 23-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Sea Rescue |
Reason for Loss | Collided over the sea with a similarly tasked Halifax (LL182 MA-V) also from 161 Sqn |