Speed, James Stewart
Personal Information
Rank | M Nav |
Forename(s) | James Stewart |
Surname | Speed |
Gender | M |
Age | 37 |
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Date of Death | 22-04-1958 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Winifred Lucy Speed |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra B6 |
Serial Number | WJ772 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Algeria |
Burial/Memorial Place | El Alia Cemetery, Algiers |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1499902 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-04-1958 |
End Date | 22-04-1958 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | (139 Sqn Det Malta) After T/O, nothing further was ever heard. Aircraft wreckage in Sahara Desert not discovered until 08/02/1959 - 360 miles off track. Cause Not Known |