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EVANS, Denis

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Handley Page Halifax II
Serial Number JP137
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Pinner Cemetery
Grave Reference Sec. B.5. Grave 36..
Epitaph
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 161
Enlistment information
Service Number 1323338
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 4
Squadron 1658 HCU
Trade Pilot
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 21-03-1944
End Date 21-03-1944
Takeoff Station Hurn
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Ferry flight to Morocco (3 OADU using a crew from 1658 HCU), although there are suggestions that this was a clandestine operation to drop supplies.
Reason for Loss Developed engine problems within moments of takeoff. Crashed into a bungalow in the Moordown area of Bournemouth, killing two elderly occupants. The pilot was blamed for failing to take due account of his instruments despite the fact that eye witnesses reported one engine being on fire before immediately before the impact.