Wilkin, Richard Pennington
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Richard Pennington |
Surname | Wilkin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC, MC (Czechoslovakia), MiD |
Date of Death | 20-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Military Cross (Czechoslovakia). Son of William Lewis Wilkin and Hilda Richardson Wilkin, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG252 |
Markings | NF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Terschelling (West-Terschelling) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 109. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 264 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/6026 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-09-1943 |
End Date | 20-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (63% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Catarrh 14/ Leek 9, for Holland |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off the Frisian islands, Holland |