Winchester, Howard Stephen
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Howard Stephen |
Surname | Winchester |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jack and Amy Winchester. Husband of Margaret Mary Winchester, of Canvey Island, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK710 |
Markings | OJ-A |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 130. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 128514 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 27/1003/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-05-1943 |
End Date | 26-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (57% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf. 759 aircraft, 27 losses (3.6%). This raid was a failure since PFF had great difficulty in marking the target due to two layers of cloud. Decoy fires and markers were also being operated. Bombing was scattered as a result. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over the North Sea by a night-fighter |