Wilson, Stanley
Personal Information
Rank | G I |
Forename(s) | Stanley |
Surname | Wilson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
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Date of Death | 26-09-1949 |
Next of Kin | From 94 Homestead Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lincoln |
Serial Number | RE374 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Council Cemetery, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1814791 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-09-1949 |
End Date | 26-09-1949 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft suffered Mid Air Collision with Avro Lincoln RF407 of 61 Sqn whilst participating in Exercise Bulldog and crashed near Staythorpe Power Stn, Nottinghamshire |