Wilkes, Michael John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Michael John |
Surname | Wilkes |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-07-1960 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mary Ann Wilkes of 13 The Avenue, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley-Page Victor |
Serial Number | XH617 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Cheney Parish Church, Middleton Cheney, Oxfordshire |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 4178400 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1960 |
End Date | 19-07-1960 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | An Alternator drive failed and set fire to the aircraft. Although the abandon aircraft was given, only two crew survived. The aircraft crashed at Warren Hill Farm, Oakley Eye, Suffolk |