Sutcliffe, Graham Howard
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Graham Howard |
Surname | Sutcliffe |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-02-1966 |
Next of Kin | Grandson of Samuel Frederick William John & 73 East Ave, Hayes, Middlesex |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Vulcan |
Serial Number | XH536 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | St Nicholas's Churchyard, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 4231863 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Vulcan XH536 - 11th February 1966 |
Location | Church of St. Nicholas, Cottesmore, Rutland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | This chapel is dedicated to the memory of the officers and men of the British and American forces stationed at Cottesmore who gave their lives for freedom, 1939-1945, The way of life goeth upward. |
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-02-1966 |
End Date | 11-02-1966 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Whilst on a routine training flight in very poor weather the aircraft flew into high ground at Fan Bwlch, north of Swansea, Wales. Cause not fully established |