Wilson, Colin Francis
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Colin Francis |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of J. J. Wilson and Harriet Wilson, of Spalding, Lincolnshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV970 |
Markings | QB-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Boissy-sous-St. Yon Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. |
Epitaph | IN PEACE AND HONOUR REST YOU HERE, MY SONS" SHAKESPEARE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 266 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1891616 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 424 (Tiger) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Skipton on Swale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed Metal Plaque & Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian personnel who served at RAF Skipton on Swale during WW2, including 424 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1835/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-07-1944 |
End Date | 05-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Villeneuve St Georges- to attack railway yards. Part of a 282 strong bomber force to attack railway yards at Orléans and Villeneuve St Georges. Both were accurately hit but with the loss of 25 aircraft in all (8.9%). |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Boissy-sous-St You, SW of Arpajon, France |