White, David
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | David |
Surname | White |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-04-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4040 |
Markings | EA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 4A. C. 8-10. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 114 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39090 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/480/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1940 |
End Date | 26-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Gardening in the region of Sylt and Borkum |
Reason for Loss | This would prove to be the squadron's most costly and saddest night of the war so far: 8 Hampdens fought their way through terrible weather to the now familiar gardening areas in Kiel Bay. Only one aircraft dropped vegetables successfully, the remainder failed due to the bad conditions. Returning home the squadron was diverted to Montrose where 4 aircraft landed and a fifth landed at Leuchars. 3 aircraft and crews were missing. The reason why two of the aircraft failed to return will never be known, but the third (L4040) gained the unenviable distinction of being the first bomber to be shot down by a German night fighter. |