Basic Details
Surname
Couling
Forenames
Herbert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
1582477
Notes
According to Peak District Air Accident Research the crew were on a night navigation exercise from RAF Lindholme near Doncaster, having taken off at 17:40. A little under an hour into the flight the aircraft was seen to emerge from cloud in a spin and crashed into a field in the Cellerhead area where the wreck was destroyed by fire.

The AM Form 1180 recorded that control had likely been lost following an engine failure while in the cloud, may be as a result of icing.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Royal Air Force
Unit (Primary - Stated)
R A F V R
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
Halifax BB320
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Sergeant
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
near to Cellerhead, Staffordshire
Country of burial
UK
Town of burial
Chester
Cemetery
CHESTER (BLACON) CEMETERY
Year of death
1944
Month of death
February
Day of death
7
Age at death
20
Manner of death as stated
Perished
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action