Betts, Douglas George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas George |
Surname | Betts |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ627 |
Markings | AZ-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 13. D. 11. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 612515 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-02-1945 |
End Date | 02-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Siegen |
Reason for Loss | Believed hit by flak and reported to have crashed onto a road. |