Dittmer, Donald Franklin
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Donald Franklin |
Surname | Dittmer |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel and Mary Dittmer, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Alice Dittmer, of Toronto. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | JD372 |
Markings | ND-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row K. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | HIS MEMORY IS AS DEAR TODAY AS IN THE HOUR HE PASSED AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/179976 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1666 HCU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Gregory Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Location | Roadside location, Wombleton, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Canadian Airmen who flew from RAF Wombleton during WW2, including 1666 HCU |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-07-1944 |
End Date | 24-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wombleton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (13% moon) |
Operation | Training- Bullseye detail |
Reason for Loss | Fire broke out in the starboard outer engine and the aircraft spun in from 7000'. Crashed at Slingsby near Pickering, Yorkshire |