Wolfenden, John Pennington
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Pennington |
Surname | Wolfenden |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Emma Scott and the late William Wolfenden of Bootle, Liverpool |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W1243 |
Markings | PM-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bootle Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 7. C. of E. Grave 839. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 272 (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 626956 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 C Flt |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-09-1942 |
End Date | 22-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- practice overshooting on three engines |
Reason for Loss | Crashed after making a flat turn, stalling and the diving into the ground, killing all six men aboard |