Bending, Dennis Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis Ronald |
Surname | Bending |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 01-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Florence Bending, of Taunton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | X3171 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Taunton (St. Mary's) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 2/3593 (West). |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1197228 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 15 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-03-1943 |
End Date | 01-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Harwell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Lost control while flying in cloud & dived into ground near Harwood Forest |