Chalmers, Alan
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Alan |
Surname | Chalmers |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-06-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Chalmers and of Margaret Colville Chalmers (Nee Duff), of Greenwich, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Fairey Battle I |
Serial Number | L4951 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blackpool (Carleton) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 1. |
Epitaph | THAT GALLANT SPIRIT HATH ASPIR'D THE CLOUDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 33305 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 13 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2237 (P352788/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-06-1940 |
End Date | 10-06-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Squires Gate |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Banked steeply, as if to avoid entering cloud and while circling the airfield. Hit the ground, cartwheeled and ended up entangled in barbed wire. |