Dovey, Cyril William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Cyril William |
Surname | Dovey |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Cyril Thomas Dovey and Lilian Ruby Dovey, of East Dulwich, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND897 |
Markings | MG-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 217. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1335580 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-06-1944 |
End Date | 29-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Siracourt- to attack a flying bomb site. 305 aircraft to attack two V-bomb targets. Partial cloud cover over both targets hampered bombing to some extent, with some bombs being dropped accurately and some being somewhat scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak on the approach to the aiming point while at 10000' and partially abandoned. Crashed at St Pol-sur-Ternoise in the Pas-de-Calais, France |