Black, Douglas John
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas John |
Surname | Black |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John William and Daphne Helen Black, of Coorparoo, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | LW344 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14702. |
Epitaph | WE MISS HIM MOST WHO LOVE HIM BEST. HIS MOTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 131 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 426028 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1944 |
End Date | 02-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Flew into a thunderstorm and iced up. Fell, out of control, on Little Casterton, east of Oakham, Rutland |