Bernhardt, Douglas Paul
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas Paul |
Surname | Bernhardt |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Oscar George and Verda V. Harwood Bernhardt, of Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LL782 |
Markings | GI-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poigny la Forêt Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/183965 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 622 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/3 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2137/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1944 |
End Date | 01-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Trappes- to bomb railway yards. 219 aircraft, 4 Lancasters Lost (1.8%). A successful attack. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed neat Poigny-la-Forêt, France |