Bannister, Douglas Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Patrick |
Surname | Bannister |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Bertie and Gladys Marie Bannister, of Chelmsford, Essex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD232 |
Markings | UL-O2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. J. 7. |
Epitaph | LIFE UNFINISHED, DUTY UNSELFISHLY DONE. LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY MUM, DAD AND JUNE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 5 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1866838 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 576 |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memo and Propeller Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at R.A.F. Elsham Words 1941 - 1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Airmen of 576 Sqn who gave their lives in 1939 - 45 War |
Miscellaneous Information
That only 8 aircraft were lost during this infamous attack, two of which were due to a collision and at least one due to mechanical failure, is evidence of the complete air supremacy that the Allies had achieved by this point in the war. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-02-1945 |
End Date | 14-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Dresden |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed at Remlingen, 20 km E of Würzburg, presumably due to a mid-air collision with Lancaster PB183. The wrecks of the two aircraft were reported to only be 200 m apart from each other. |