Rough, William Pringle
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | William Pringle |
Surname | Rough |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 13-06-1958 |
Next of Kin | Son of the late William Ednie & Barbara Hope Campbell |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra T4 |
Serial Number | WT477 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Corstophine Hill Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 4055726 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | BCHU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-06-1958 |
End Date | 13-06-1958 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed inverted at high speed at Bishop Norton, 2.5 miles East of RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire. Cause Not Known - possible oxygen supply malfunction |