Percy Robert Killett

An Aircraftsman 1st Class (Pilot under training) with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Percy died on 16th of November 1944 aged 25.

Percy was born at Lowestoft on 23 February 1919, a son of James Percy Robert and Florence Viveta Killett. He was baptised at Saint John’s Church on 14 March 1919 and his family lived at 7 Wollaston Road, which was still their home in 1939. 

In 1942 Percy married Dorothy Franklin, this was registered in the Southwell, Nottinghamshire, district, and Dorothy lived at Little Carlton, Nottinghamshire.

Percy joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve After May 1940. In November 1944 he was in Rhodesia, with 23 Service Flying Training School, based at Heany, training to be a Pilot. 

On 16 November Percy was killed whilst flying in an Oxford I aircraft, number V3324, which collided with another Oxford aircraft, number V3174, near Heany Junction during a training flight. The crew of aircraft V3174 baled out and survived. 

WITH THANKS TO: Malcolm Barrass