Wilkie, Hugh Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Hugh Charles |
Surname | Wilkie |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 18-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Hitton Wilkie and of Marion Edith Wilkie (Nee Pemberton), of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | EJ108 |
Markings | -W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14709. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 415397 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1657 HCU B Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1944 |
End Date | 18-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Grafton Underwood |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Struck three American servicemen cycling on the runway. Ordered to land at Woodbridge but the crew were startled by an explosion. The aircraft adopted a steep nose-up attitude. Partially abandoned and crashed at Little Glemham, Suffolk |