Potts, David
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | David |
Surname | Potts |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of David and Jane M. Potts, of Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3924 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 101. |
Epitaph | HE HAS GLORIFIED ETERNALLY HIS COUNTRY AND HIS GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 86 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/23942 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | 2nd pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1943 |
End Date | 06-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | At 2208 collided in the air with another Wellington LM295 falling near the main gate at Alconbury airfield |