De Laney, Douglas Howard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas Howard |
Surname | De Laney |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 20-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Charles and Selena De Laney, of Hikurangi, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | R9353 |
Markings | -X |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13709. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 422938 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1657 HCU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years of service by the men and women of R.A.F. Stradishall 1938 - 1970 |
Location | Adjacent to former Officers Mess, Stradishall, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Pillar & inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | To commemorate 32 years and the Men and Women who were stationed at R.A.F. Stradishall and to honour the sacrifices that were made. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1944 |
End Date | 20-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Stradishall |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Bounded on landing back at base. The throttles were opened up again to go round but the port wing dipped and the aircraft dived into the ground. |