Coombs, Herbert Martin
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Herbert Martin |
Surname | Coombs |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-10-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Carey Franklin Coombs, and Nina May Coombs, of Westbury-On-Trym, Bristol. B.Sc. (Bristol). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IA |
Serial Number | L7775 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dyce Old Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 22 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 84954 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/3904 (P355622/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-10-1940 |
End Date | 24-10-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto high ground near Braemar, Aberdeenshire. It is thought that the pilot mistook the snow covered moorland for cloud |