Bennett, Alister William
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Alister William |
Surname | Bennett |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1968 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Valerie Irene Bennett |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Vulcan |
Serial Number | XM604 |
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 | 4231281 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 9 (IX) |
Trade | Navigator (Radar) |
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 most of the crew of Vulcan XM604 - 30th. January 1968 |
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 | Village Green, Bardney, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial, Propeller and Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the killed or missing of IX Sqd. 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Last fatal aircraft loss in the service of Bomber Command |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-01-1968 |
End Date | 30-01-1968 |
Takeoff Station | Cottesmore |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | During routine training flight, aircraft suffered in flight structural failure. Two crew escaped but rear crew were killed when it crashed at Cow Close Farm, Burley nr Cottesmore, Rutland |