Conway, Mary Jane
Personal Information
Rank | LACW |
Forename(s) | Mary Jane |
Surname | Conway |
Gender | F |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 09-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Daughter of John and Margaret Ann Conway, of Redcar. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE854 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Redcar Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot E. Row 9. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 271 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 430977 |
Service | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of LACW Mary Conway aged 25, Wellington HE854, 9 June 1944 |
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-06-1944 |
End Date | 09-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night flying |
Reason for Loss | Crashed back onto the airfield ten minutes after take off, bursting into flames. Wreckage was spread over a wide area and a Wellington X (HE786) and a Tomahawk IIb (AK116), which were loaded on a “Queen Mary” transporter parked near No.4 Hanger, were also destroyed. Three WAAFs and one male were killed on the ground. |