Brittan, Donald William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Donald William |
Surname | Brittan |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-11-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of F. W. and Elsie Grace Brittan, of Fishponds, Gloucestershire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB353 |
Markings | M5-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 225. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 135 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1587323 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 128 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/932/33 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/932/32 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-11-1944 |
End Date | 07-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (58% moon) |
Operation | Gelsenkirchen. 48 Mosquitoes, 2 lost |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |