Benefield, Victor Dominic
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Victor Dominic |
Surname | Benefield |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percival and Agnes Frances Benefield, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV612 |
Markings | OP-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41302 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Coned by searchlights whilst flying at 10000 feet. Hit by flak, the Wellington fell near Duisburg |