Probyn, Dighton Walter
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Dighton Walter |
Surname | Probyn |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 03-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percival and Florence Probyn, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN400 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Oxford (Botley) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot I/2. Grave 150. |
Epitaph | HIS WAYS WERE WAYS OF GENTLENESS (From I Vow to Thee My Country by Cecil Spring Rice) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 87 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/25974 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-02-1944 |
End Date | 03-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | On a night flying test, but having climbed to 200 feet, the starboard engine faltered and the bomber spiralled back to earth. |