Whitby, Alan James
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Alan James |
Surname | Whitby |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Dora Whitby, of Brynmill, Swansea. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6011 |
Markings | MG- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. G. 7. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 900277 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5756 (P358242/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-04-1941 |
End Date | 10-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Newmarket |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Lingen, Germany |