Shilling, Joseph Donald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Joseph Donald |
Surname | Shilling |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-12-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duncan Shilling. Husband of Lilian Louie Shilling, of Farnborough. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4103 |
Markings | ZN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Farnborough (Victoria Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. L. Grave 154. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 741468 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
On attachment from 50 Sqn |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4481 (P356409/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/831/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-12-1940 |
End Date | 07-12-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Finningley |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Struck by lightning and propeller came off. Out of control, the aircraft crashed at Blaxton, close to Finningley airfield |