Aitken, Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Andrew |
Surname | Aitken |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 13-12-1937 |
Next of Kin | From Ralph's Court, Queens Rd, Bayswater, London |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Heyford 1A |
Serial Number | K4039 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Andrew's Churchyard, Tangmere, West Sussex |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Pre-War |
Panel Number | PRE (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 37491 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Squadron Motto | Fortis nocte (Strong by night) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
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 | 13-12-1937 |
End Date | 13-12-1937 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft flew into ground during poor weather at night at Harwood Green, Stopham Bridge, West Sussex |