Francis, Donald Victor Roy
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Donald Victor Roy |
Surname | Francis |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William George and Georgina Francis, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN660 |
Markings | KJ-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 178. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 37 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41158 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 11 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Westcott Technology Park, Westcott, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served at RAF Westcott and of the crews of Wellington LN660 and Stirling EH989 who were killed in a mid-air collision on 15th March 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 15-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Westcott |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Collided with Stirling III EH989 WP-P of 90 Squadron |