Fisher, Donald Coulthard
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Coulthard |
Surname | Fisher |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Bateman Fisher and Mary Agnes Fisher, of Carlisle. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK390 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Carlisle (Stanwix) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Ward 4. Sec. A. Grave 4. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1496421 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-03-1943 |
End Date | 05-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | At 02.09 hours after a low level bombing run the aircraft crashed into a village street at Coates near Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. The aircraft burst into flames destroying the aircraft and a house, tragically killing four members of the crew and four civilians. |