Aitken, Donald Paget
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald Paget |
Surname | Aitken |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 23-11-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Donald and Dorothy Bertha Aitken, Bognor Regis. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | ST578 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bognor Regis Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Cons. Grave 1036. |
Epitaph | FOR EVER IN OUR HEARTS AND THOUGHTS, "DON" DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 121 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1322354 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1658 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Skipwith Common, Riccall, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Propeller and inscribed memorial stone |
Memorial Text | In memory of those based on Skipwith Common and Riccall RAF base and those who built the Aerodrome. |
Miscellaneous Information
At 2600' above sea-level this was one of the most challenging recovery operations for 60MU. It took approximately 6 weeks to clear the site and recover the bodies |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-11-1943 |
End Date | 23-11-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Riccall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Flew into Great Wherside at Kettlewell, Yorkshire- possibly due to icing |