Butler, Donald Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Frederick |
Surname | Butler |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick William and Florence May Butler, of Ramsgate, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB373 |
Markings | DX-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 144. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 16 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1804215 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1625hrs. Aircraft advised by w/t that it was homebound. Known to have ditched in the North Sea. |