Tonkinson, Donald Thomas
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Donald Thomas |
Surname | Tonkinson |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Tonkinson. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE752 |
Markings | AS-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hengelo (Overijssel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot D. Row I. Joint grave 65. |
Epitaph | THE GREATER LOVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 107 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 51064 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 166 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Air Ministry WWII Bell & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the aircrew of 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Adjacent to Terminal Building, Humberside Airport, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Info Board & Inscribed Stone Monument |
Memorial Text | In memory of the aircrew from many nations who flew with 166 Sqn RAF who were killed in action flying from RAF Kirmington during WW2 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to those who served on 166 Sqn flying from RAF Kirminton during WW2, including those who flew on Op MANNA |
Location | St. Helena's Church, Kirmington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, Inscribed Metal Plaque & Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of the members of 166 Sqn RAF who flew from RAF Kirmington during WW2 and did not return |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/11 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1089/10 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 28-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Kirmington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter (Oblt. Augenstein, III,/NJG1) & crashed nr. Hengelo, Holland |