Aplin, Donald Percy
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Percy |
Surname | Aplin |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PN382 |
Markings | DX-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Sweden |
Burial/Memorial Place | Helsingborg (Palsjo) Municipal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. XV. 84A. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 3 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1891334 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-02-1945 |
End Date | 09-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (17% moon) |
Operation | Politz synthetic oil plant |
Reason for Loss | Hit by AA fire after entering Swedish air space and crashed on farmland at Brohult near Hjortshog. |