Vipond, Dalton Eastman
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Dalton Eastman |
Surname | Vipond |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-03-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Howard Cameron Vipond and Laura Eastman Vipond, of Wales, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AE139 |
Markings | EQ- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 36. H. 4. |
Epitaph | HE HATH PASSED FROM DEATH UNTO LIFE BECAUSE HE LOVED THE BRETHREN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 110 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/6995 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/12936 (P367183/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-03-1942 |
End Date | 26-03-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit |
Reason for Loss | Had landed at Stoke Orchard after raid on Rennes. On return, the aircraft crashed near Abingdon. Three killed |