Winters, John Owens
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Owens |
Surname | Winters |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 02-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. S. Winters, of Belfast. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DJ982 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Belfast (Dundonald) Cemetery, Northern Ireland |
Grave Reference | Sec. D.2. Grave 82. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1796389 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1664 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Applegarth Primary School, Northallerton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1664 HCU Halifax DJ982 which went out of control during a fighter affiliation exercise and spun into the ground |
Location | Race Control Building, Croft Auto Circuit, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside Location, A167, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial topped with metal statue |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Croft, 1941-1945 including 419 Sqn RCAF |
Location | Roadside location, Dalton on Tees, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone obolisk, metal sculpture and information board |
Memorial Text | In memory of all those who served at RAF Croft during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served at RAF Dishforth during WW2, including 1664 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-12-1943 |
End Date | 02-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Croft |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Went out of control at 6700' and spun in at Northallerton, Yorkshire, exploding on impact and destroying a cottage. |