Saunders, Douglas Arnold Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Arnold Alexander |
Surname | Saunders |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Arnold Saunders and Edith Jane Saunders, of Tottenham, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD212 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 93. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 94 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1289637 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-10-1942 |
End Date | 16-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Took off from Kinloss on "Lookie III", a searchlight cooperation exercise in the area of Tyneside. Although officially "lost without trace", it is very much suspected that the Whitley fell victim to an Allied night fighter which, later, claimed to have shot down an enemy aircraft in the vicinity where it was known the bomber was operating. |