Skelton, Oliver Henry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Oliver Henry |
Surname | Skelton |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oliver Edwin and Alice Clara Skelton, of Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ886 |
Markings | ZL-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XVI. D. 10. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON OLLIE, WHO GAVE HIS LIFE FOR FREEDOM'S SAKE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/18375 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 427 (Lion) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1845/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-02-1943 |
End Date | 27-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Night (59% moon) |
Operation | Cologne. 427 aircraft, 10 losses (2.3%). Most of the bombing fell in the south-west of the city with many industrial, utility and residential buildings badly damaged or destroyed, along with some churches. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 12km NNW of Eindhoven |