Baird, David Monroe
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | David Monroe |
Surname | Baird |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Monroe Baird and Emma M. Baird, of St. John's, Newfoundland. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington Ic |
Serial Number | DV828 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 102. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/76305 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Newfoundland |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | The pilot temporarily lost control and ordered the crew to abandon. Three obliged but the pilot then regained control. The aircraft made a safe return to base |