Dorn, David
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David |
Surname | Dorn |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 22-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Robinson Dorn and Elizabeth Dorn, of Sunderland, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HE391 |
Markings | HD-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 81. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1437407 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
First Mk X Wellington lost for Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 22-12-1942 |
End Date | 22-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Bulls Eye exercise to test to defences of Leeds, Sheffield and other towns |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been shot down over the sea |