Wilk, Jack
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Jack |
Surname | Wilk |
Gender | M |
Age | 36 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-08-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Abraham Wilk and of Fairie Wilk (Nee Mindelsohn). M.A., Ll.B., Barrister-At-Law. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R3174 |
Markings | OJ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. H. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 76932 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 27/1000/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1000/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-08-1940 |
End Date | 17-08-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Kolleda in Thuringia, Germany |
Reason for Loss | Crew needed to take evasive action to avoid searchlights and flak and in doing so, flew into a hillside |