Watson, James Donald
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | James Donald |
Surname | Watson |
Gender | M |
Age | 34 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-10-1958 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Anthea Dorothy Watson of 16 Churchill Ave, Bracebridge Heath, Lincolnshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Vulcan |
Serial Number | XA908 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Statues of America |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oak Ridge Cemetery, Wayne County, Trenton, Michigan, USA |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 167695 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-10-1958 |
End Date | 24-10-1958 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | (83 Sqn Det to USA) Aircraft suffered in flight total electrics failure and dived vertically into the ground in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, United States of America nr Lake St. Clair |