Plumb, Donald Ivan
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Ivan |
Surname | Plumb |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sidney John and Ethel Edith Plumb, of Norwich. Husband of Barbara Mary Plumb, of Norwich. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM260 |
Markings | LE-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. B. 1. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS OUR GREATEST TREASURE. WITHIN OUR HEARTS HE LIVES FOR EVER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 196398 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2152/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1945 |
End Date | 17-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (12% moon) |
Operation | Wurzburg |
Reason for Loss | Possible night fighter victim, crashing at Moos in southern Germany |