Taynen, Donald Jack
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Donald Jack |
Surname | Taynen |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Jennie Taynen, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1297 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Middleton Stoney (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Plot 1. Row D. Grave 15. |
Epitaph | WE THINK OF YOU IN SILENCE NO EYES CAN SEE US WEEP BUT IN OUR ACHING HEARTS YOUR MEMORY WE KEEP |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 105 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/83544 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13566 (P367983/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1942 |
End Date | 20-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training flight |
Reason for Loss | Failed to recover from a spin and crashed near Little Rissington. |