Harris, Kenneth John Alan
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Kenneth John Alan |
Surname | Harris |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-01-1950 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Rosie May Harris |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | De Havilland Mosquito B35 |
Serial Number | VP199 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 200966 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1950 |
End Date | 05-01-1950 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | High level cross-country flight to establish intensity of cosmic rays with specialist measuring equipment in the bomb bay. The equipment contained several lamps to keep the electronics warm. Weather forecast was good with no deterioration anticipated. Altitude was to be 30,000 feet. |
Reason for Loss | Cause of accident not known during a flight trial of "Cosmic Ray" equipment. Many sources state that the aircraft flew into high ground at Mickle Fell but this is almost certainly not correct since both airmen are still officially "missing" yet their remains could have been recovered if they had indeed crashed on Mickle Fell. Kenneth's widow did not receive any of his personal effects. It is thought that the crash site has been confused with that of Stirling LK488 which did crash on Mickle Fell in 1944. The board on enquiry questioned whether the heater lamps might have led to an explosion if a fuel leak were to have developed but without any aircraft remains it was impossible to determine one way or another. |