Buchanan, Douglass John Alexander
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Douglass John Alexander |
Surname | Buchanan |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 05-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Alexander Buchanan and Alma Valetta Douglass Buchanan, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster X |
Serial Number | KB787 |
Markings | VR-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. B. 3. |
Epitaph | THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE" ROMANS VI.23 |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17456 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1823/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1945 |
End Date | 05-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Bonn. 238 aircraft, 3 losses. A poor raid with most bombs falling in the Beuel area |
Reason for Loss | Collided, while flying in cloud on the outbound leg, with a 433 Sqn Lancaster (PA219 BM-M). Both aircraft crashed at Vielsalm, Luxembourg |