Scarlett, Wilfred Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wilfred Charles |
Surname | Scarlett |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-06-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF310 |
Markings | OJ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 69. Row E. Grave 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 238 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 567762 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1942 |
End Date | 30-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Bremen. 253 aircraft with Germany reporting extensive damage to Focke-Wulf and the AG Weser U-boat shipyard plus other infrastructure. 11 aircraft lost |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the IJsselmeer |