Donbavand, Brian Gray
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Brian Gray |
Surname | Donbavand |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE802 |
Markings | -S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Manchester Crematorium |
Grave Reference | Panel 10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 29 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1535683 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
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. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1943 |
End Date | 26-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off on a cross country flight. The aircraft is believed to have been struck by an unknown item which caused damage to the propellers. Injuries to the pilot indicate that propeller fragments penetrated the cockpit. The aircraft crashed on Corry Down in Aberdeenshire. |