Winning, Theodore Norman Gerald
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Theodore Norman Gerald |
Surname | Winning |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | AE |
Date of Death | 17-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Theodore Norman and Florence Marshall Winning, Husband of Joan Winning, of Tanner's Green. Worcestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ765 |
Markings | MH-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Elmdon (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | East boundary. |
Epitaph | KILLED WHILST PILOTING A HALIFAX BOMBER. IN SACRED MEMORY. JOAN & DAUGHTERS OLGA & ANN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 116985 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 51 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Bench & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of the airmen of R.A.F. 51 Sqn. (687) and 150 Sqn. (205) between 1941 - 1945 |
Location | Village Hall, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF Snaith Oct 1942 - Apr 1945 |
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sqn Crest & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Location | RAF Snaith Memorial Gardens, Pollington, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Monument, Multiple Inscribed Metal Plaques, Propeller Unit |
Memorial Text | In memory of the 687 airmen of 51 Sqn, 4 Gp, Bomber Command who lost their lives flying Halifax bombers Mks 2 and 3 at RAF Snaith between October 1942 and April 1945 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 51 Sqn |
Location | Grounds of Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | 51 Sqn RAF. In proud and undying memory of all ranks killed or missing 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/494/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/494/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-02-1945 |
End Date | 17-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Snaith |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Wesel. 298 aircraft, 3 losses. The target was cloud-covered and the Master Bomber cancelled further bombing after only 8 aircraft had dropped their bomb-load. |
Reason for Loss | Starboard inner engine caught fire on the outbound leg. Crashed SE of Horsham, Sussex. F/L Manning made good his escape but slipped through his harness and fell to his death |