ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312081
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| Date: | Thursday 11 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L9600 |
| MSN: | TL-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Off the Belgian coast -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
This aircraft was part of a force of sent to attack Cologne, Germany, lifting off at 17.22.
Crew were as follows;
Sergeant Gerald Leonard Grigg, (1165305 RAFVR) - Pilot
Pilot Officer Hubert Donald Buckley, (104512 RAFVR) - Pilot
Flight Sergeant Ian Redmayne Bell, (581312 RAF) - Observer
Sergeant Robert William George Kent, (559083 RAF) - Flight Engineer
Sergeant Frank Wilson Crooker, (911566 RAFVR) - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant Maurice Victor Wakeling, (115220 RAFVR) - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Sergeant Laurence William Ketteringham: (1153499 RAFVR) - Air Gunner
See source 1 for further details.
Sergeant Ketteringham’s body was the only one recovered and he is buried at
Bredene Churchyard, Belgium. (Source 2.)
His colleagues are commemorated on the Runnymede Air Forces Memorial.
He is also commemorated on the Guildford War Memorial and a family grave in Guildford (Stoke) Cemetery, Surrey. (Sources 3 and 4.)
Sources:
1. AIR 81/1087
2. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2252684/laurence-william-ketteringham/
3. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Surrey/Guildford.html
4. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/77170
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 December 1943 | LW343 | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF | 4 | Kerkweg, Anna Paulowna, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2023 14:32 | Richard | Added |
| 27-Dec-2023 23:24 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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