Bell, Derek
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Derek |
Surname | Bell |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-12-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pickering Cuthbert Bell. Husband of Rose Bell, of South Shields, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE428 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 39. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 621608 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/23 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/22 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-12-1941 |
End Date | 27-12-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Wick |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Smoke-bomb deployment, in daylight, on the island of Maaloy in support of Combined Operations. |
Reason for Loss | To support Allied Commandos at Vaagso, shot down by flak off Maaloy Island. |