Bettington, Max Milson
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Max Milson |
Surname | Bettington |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 03-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John and Alice Elliot Bettington, of Merriwa, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax iii |
Serial Number | HX271 |
Markings | HD-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dreux Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Joint grave 31. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 412306 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Normandy Barracks, Leconfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Metal Sculpture Brick Pillars and Inscribed Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Leconfield, including 640 Sqn |
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1944 |
End Date | 03-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Leconfield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Trappes- to bomb the railway yards. 128 aircraft, 16 losses (12.5%). Most of the bombing fell in the eastern portion of the target area |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Dannemarie, SSE of Houdan, France |