Waddell, James Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | James Douglas |
Surname | Waddell |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-01-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7467 |
Markings | MG- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 6360. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 258 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 108046 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A1123 at W end of Earith village |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Engraved Stone Memorial and Park Bench |
Memorial Text | On 17th January 1942 Stirling Aircraft W7467 of 7 Squadron RAF flying from RAF Oakington collided with a Hurricane Aircraft of No. 56 OTU and crashed 1.5 miles north of Earith. All crew members were killed. Ronald W Taylor RAAF DFM, Pilot; John W. Mahler |
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/11620 (P365457/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/99/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1942 |
End Date | 17-01-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 12 miles NW of Cambridge following a collision with a Hurricane I. It is reported that the Hurricane pilot misjudged the closing speed between the two aircraft |