Patterson, Alfred John
Personal Information
Rank | LAC |
Forename(s) | Alfred John |
Surname | Patterson |
Gender | M |
Age | 40 |
Date of Death | 03-12-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Elizabeth Patterson, of North Shields. husband of Selina Donaldson Patterson, of North Shields. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | P4958 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. K. Grave 14402. |
Epitaph | EVER REMEMBERED BY HIS LOVING WIFE SELINA AND SONS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 271 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 292439 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | Linton on Ouse |
Trade | Ground |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
From 92 MU Brafferton |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4431 (P356322/40) |
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 | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Operation | Lorient |
Reason for Loss | Whitley P4958 crashed at the end of the runway at Linton on Ouse Airfield. It would be later in the night after the fire had been put out that the bombs on the aircraft were being removed to be transported to 92MU when at least one exploded (thought to be a 250lb semi armour-piercing bomb). AC2 Griffiths died as a result of the explosion along with 4 other members of the ground crew. |