Pauling, Douglas Albert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Albert |
Surname | Pauling |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Harold and Maude Pauling, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BJ779 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Houghton and Wyton Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Grave 348. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1801011 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-01-1943 |
End Date | 26-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | North Luffenham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bullseye exercise |
Reason for Loss | Caught in searchlights, dived and hit the ground near RAF Wyton. Before it crashed the aircraft was seen to fire distress flares |