Wheatley, Reginald Frank
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Reginald Frank |
Surname | Wheatley |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Henry and Jessie Camilla Wheatley, of Newbury Park, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster VI |
Serial Number | JB713 |
Markings | F2-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5A. K. 7. |
Epitaph | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAREST SON REG. EVER IN MY THOUGHTS. MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 164577 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 635 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
This was the only Mk VI Lancaster to be lost on service (of a total of just five) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2157/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2155/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-08-1944 |
End Date | 19-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Downham Market |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Harburg |
Reason for Loss | Received a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire and crashed at Vahrendorf. |