Clarke, Desmond De Villiers
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Desmond De Villiers |
Surname | Clarke |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Of South Africa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK552 |
Markings | -F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Chester (Blacon) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. A. Grave 103. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 160076 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | South Africa |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-09-1944 |
End Date | 08-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bruntingthorpe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross country navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Severe icing took place during the sortie, possibly rendering one engine unserviceable. The pilot lost control and the aircraft ploughed into the ground at 13:43. |