Wild, Dennis Paul Reginald
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Dennis Paul Reginald |
Surname | Wild |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Paul Arthur Eric and Ida Mildred Kathleen Wild, of Northwood. B.A (Oxon.). |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | LA769 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Northwood Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 114. |
Epitaph | ALSO HIS FATHER PAUL 14TH JANUARY 1947 AGE 54 AND HIS MOTHER IDA 28TH OCTOBER 1980 AGE 84 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 115 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 122767 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 81 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
BA (Hons) from Oxford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-02-1943 |
End Date | 10-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Whitchurch Heath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (30% moon) |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | A con-rod failed in the starboard engine, causing it to seize. The aircraft was abandoned but Wild's parachute opened inside the aircraft. He retuned to the controls in a desperate attempt to land. Although he succeeded in reaching the runway, he crashed out of control alongside it |