Whitehouse, Gordon
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon |
Surname | Whitehouse |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
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Date of Death | 03-12-1954 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Edward & Marion Whitehouse; Husband of Kathleen Whitehouse of Shouldham, Norfolk |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra B2 |
Serial Number | WH906 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Commemorated in Darlington Crematorium, Darlington, County Durham |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 4105653 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 207 |
Trade | Navigator (Plotter) |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bottesford, Leicestershire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Bottesford during WW2 |
Location | X, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed group of Memorial Stones with adjacent info board |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Spilsby and of 10 Sqn Armourers killed in an accident on 10th April 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet and Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to the members of 207 Sqn RAF who served at RAF Spilsby during WW2 |
Location | Stn Church, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Waddington between 1 November 1940 and 18th November 1941 |
Location | Harby Rd, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 207 Sqn RAF which served at RAF Langar during WW2 |
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Langar, Nottinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque & Roll of Honour within wooden case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and a memorial to the personnel of 207 Sqn RAF who were killed flying from RAF Langar during WW2 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-12-1954 |
End Date | 03-12-1954 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Whilst returning to base in bad weather, the aircraft struck trees, rolled over and dived into the ground at Narborough, 3 miles from RAF Marham, Norfolk |