Whiffen, George Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | George Kenneth |
Surname | Whiffen |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | AE |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whiffen. Husband of Doreen Mary Whiffen, of Southampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IX |
Serial Number | ML913 |
Markings | GB-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 204. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 81668 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/38 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/37 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1944 |
End Date | 06-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Scholven-Buer. One of 35 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |