Miles, Alan Frederick William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Alan Frederick William |
Surname | Miles |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-01-1939 |
Next of Kin | Son of Lt Col William George Hilary RM & Mrs WC.H. Miles of Queens Gate, Southsea, Hampshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley I |
Serial Number | K7211 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | |
Burial/Memorial Place | No Known Grave |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Pre-War |
Panel Number | PRE (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of Pilot Officer Allan F.W. Miles Royal Air Force. Who lost his life on January 23rd 1939 aged 21 years doing his duty. A very perfect gentle knight. Only son of Lt Col & Mrs W C H Miles |
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-01-1939 |
End Date | 23-01-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Dishforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft believed crashed into the English Channel approx 4 miles S of Selsey Bill, West Sussex |