Whitby, Richard Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Richard Reginald |
Surname | Whitby |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Alice Whitby, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED376 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 54. E. 7. |
Epitaph | RICKY" TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE. MUM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/25983 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 3 LFS |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Accident investigators concluded that there was a possibly that this aircraft had collided with another 3 LFS Lancaster (W4851), given the proximity both of crash time and location |
Known as Ricky |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-06-1944 |
End Date | 17-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed SSE of Downham Market |