Atkinson, Douglas Bell
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Bell |
Surname | Atkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Date of Death | 13-02-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick John Bell Atkinson and Margaret Atkinson, of Cullercoats. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1082 |
Markings | SJ-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Grave 1727. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1325633 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12158 (P366147/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1942 |
End Date | 13-02-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Edgehill |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed as it came in to land at Wellesbourne Mountford |