Fairclough, Kenneth Arthur (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1944-July-13
Birth Date: 1921
Born:
Parents: Son of Arthur Henry and Maud Lilian Fairclough, of Hayes, Bromley, Kent
Spouse:
Home: Hayes, Bromley, Kent, England
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAFVR
Unit
142 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Determination
Base
RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
1339199
Target
Milan Italy
Temporary Burial
Buried near crash site by local partisans
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Wellington HE293
Mission
Wellington B. Mk. X HE293
Bombing Milan Italy 1944-July-13 to 1944-July-13
142 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy
142 Squadron (Determination) RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy. Wellington BX aircraft HE 293-D had been struck by flak and was struggling in poor weather conditions when it crashed in the Passo della Portula, near Bergamo, 50 miles north east of the target, the Lambrate Marshalling Yards in Milan, Italy
Pilot Officer E A W Dawson (RCAF), Flight Sergeant G E Smith (RCAF), Flight Sergeant K E Fairclough (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant E Berwick (RAFVR) and Sergeant W Kirkland (RAFVR) were all killed in action and were buried by local partisans near the crash site. They were later exhumed and now rest in the Milan War Cemetery.
Wellington HE293 B. Mk. X - Bombing Milan Italy - 1944-07-13 to 1944-07-13
Squadron: 142 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1944-07-13
Completion Date: 1944-07-13
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Milan Italy
Target Specific: Lambrate Marshalling Yards
Base: RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy
Take Off Time:
Squadron Code: D
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Italy
Crash Specifics: Passo della Portula, near Bergamo
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
142 Squadron (Determination) RAF Regina, Foggia, Italy. Wellington BX aircraft HE 293-D had been struck by flak and was struggling in poor weather conditions when it crashed in the Passo della Portula, near Bergamo, 50 miles north east of the target, the Lambrate Marshalling Yards in Milan, Italy
Pilot Officer E A W Dawson (RCAF), Flight Sergeant G E Smith (RCAF), Flight Sergeant K E Fairclough (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant E Berwick (RAFVR) and Sergeant W Kirkland (RAFVR) were all killed in action and were buried by local partisans near the crash site. They were later exhumed and now rest in the Milan War Cemetery.
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