Chick, Donald Walter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Walter |
Surname | Chick |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL904 |
Markings | PG-2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 8. H. 12-19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 19 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1339297 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 619 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Dunholme Lodge Farm, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar with Inscribed Stone Tablet & Metal Lancaster Sculpture |
Memorial Text | R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge In memory of those who served here 1942 - 1946 |
Location | William Farr School, Welton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Information Board |
Memorial Text | Site of RAF Dunholme Lodge 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served with 619 Sqn during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2134/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2131/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1944 |
End Date | 27-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Dunholme Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2127hrs. Aircraft is believed to have been shot down by night fighter ME110 flown by Oberleutnant Martin Becker. No other details |