Craig, Douglas John Robert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas John Robert |
Surname | Craig |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-05-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert Menzies Craig and Ida Craig. Husband of Ida Constance Craig, of South Norwood, Surrey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | L9272 |
Markings | OM- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 36. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 903947 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour with wooden and glass cabinet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who lost their lives operating from RAF Great Massingham during WWII |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/6563 (P359249/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1941 |
End Date | 21-05-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Great Massingham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-shipping patrol |
Reason for Loss | Ditched close to Heligoland, the other two crew members being rescued by the Germans |