Stevenson, Donald Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Leslie |
Surname | Stevenson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-06-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED649 |
Markings | ZN-X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. H. 2. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 102 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 131126 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-06-1943 |
End Date | 15-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (86% moon) |
Operation | Oberhausen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night fighter (Ofw Fritz Schellwat, 5./NGJ 1) and crashed at Hiesfeld near Dinslaken. It is reported that the night fighter crashed that same night due to return fire from a Lancaster. |