Cottridge, John Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Anthony |
Surname | Cottridge |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1962 |
Next of Kin | Son of Denis Edward John & Gladys Irene Cotteridge |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley-Page Victor |
Serial Number | XA934 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Commemorated in Canley Crematorium, Coventry, West Midlands |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 4230963 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 233 OCU |
Trade | |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-10-1962 |
End Date | 02-10-1962 |
Takeoff Station | Gaydon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft suffered engine failure on T/O, shortly followed by two more. The aircraft was abandoned and crashed at Combrook, 3 miles South West of RAF Gaydon, Warwickshire. Only the Co-Pilot survived |