Vickery, Roy Fox
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Roy Fox |
Surname | Vickery |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 12-04-1940 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9266 |
Markings | OJ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 20. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 530080 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Squadron Motto | Fortis nocte (Strong by night) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
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 27/1000/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1940 |
End Date | 12-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | 83 crew sortie - largest of the war so far. Attack on enemy shipping bringing supplies to German troops in Norway |
Reason for Loss | Last seen being chased by Me110s |