Stafford, John Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Henry |
Surname | Stafford |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred John and Jessie Edith Mary Stafford, of East Dulwich, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington lll |
Serial Number | X3225 |
Markings | D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 238. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 101 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1399018 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-04-1944 |
End Date | 01-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Elgin |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training - Navigation flight |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Elgin at 1002 hrs for a Navigation Task but the aircraft failed to return by its allotted time. Later the Coastguard Station at Colonsay reported seeing an aircraft falling into the sea on fire, bearing130 degrees and 6 or 7 miles towards Jura. There were no survivors |