Blakiston-Houston, Barbara Kathleen
Personal Information
Rank | Section Officer |
Forename(s) | Barbara Kathleen |
Surname | Blakiston-Houston |
Gender | F |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Daughter of James Edward and Dorothy Blakiston-Houston, of Killyleagh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3599 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Loughinisland (St. John) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 166. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 132 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1696 |
Service | Women's Auxiliary Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Passenger |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Known as "Patsy". Section Officer Barbara Blakiston-Houston was one of a very few WAAFs killed in flying accidents |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12761 (P366943/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1942 |
End Date | 16-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into Eagle Rock, Slieve Donard Mountain near Newcastle, Northern Ireland in very poor weather conditions |