Palmer, David Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | David Charles |
Surname | Palmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Date of Death | 07-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Arthur and Mary Elizabeth Palmer, of New Kingston, South Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME388 |
Markings | TC-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 30. E. 1-7. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE FOR LOVED ONES IN AUSTRALIA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 437202 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Squadron Motto | Videre non videri (To see and not be seen) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1097/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau- jet engine factory supplying Junkers |
Reason for Loss | Lost over Germany |