Harding, Donald Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Robert |
Surname | Harding |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-10-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK234 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanwell (City of Westminster) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 16. Grave 13275. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 45 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 117413 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 25 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
CWGC incorrectly shows this serviceman's unit as 256 Sqn when in fact that was the unit of the Beaufighter with which this aircraft collided |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-10-1942 |
End Date | 31-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Buyllseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Collided with a 256 Squadron Beaufighter over Wales, both aircraft crashing near Bangor |