Long, Duncan Albert
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Duncan Albert |
Surname | Long |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 24-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Duncan Albert and Clara Long. Husband of Olive Mary Long, of Gloucester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LW508 |
Markings | LK-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. J. 15. |
Epitaph | NON SIBI, SED PATRIAE (Latin - Not for himself, but for his country) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 64 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 160682 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 578 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to A19, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone |
Memorial Text | For all who served in 578 Squadron Royal Air Force Burn 1944 - 1945 |
Location | Methodist Church, Burn, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text |
Location | Selby Abbey, Selby, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in Glass topped wooden cabinet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all 578 Sqn Aircrew who failed to return from Ops at RAF Burn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2052/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2050/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Burn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by night fighters |