De, Amar Chandra
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Amar Chandra |
Surname | De |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 05-02-1943 |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | HF673 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 140. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 28 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 917035 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 21 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-02-1943 |
End Date | 05-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Portreath |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Ferry flight to India via Gibraltar (1 OADU using 21 OTU crew) |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea 4 miles west of Portreath, shortly after takeoff. |