Richards, Austin Oliver George
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Austin Oliver George |
Surname | Richards |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Gloster Richard and Minnie Richards, of Mole Creek, Tasmania, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4989 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 4. H. 23. |
Epitaph | FOR LIBERTY AND JUSTICE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 30005 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-04-1943 |
End Date | 20-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | It is thought that the air speed sensor iced over giving erratic air speed indications. Stalled and crashed at Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire |