Duckworth, Derek Dinshaw
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Derek Dinshaw |
Surname | Duckworth |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward and Marion Agnes Duckworth, of Cheadle Heath, Cheshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PD278 |
Markings | HA-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 14. B. 15. |
Epitaph | DEAR IS THE MEMORY SILENTLY KEPT, OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1530936 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 218 (Gold Coast) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Monument with Inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In memory and honour of the Royal Air Force and Polish Air Force Squadrons who were based at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Location | St. Mary's Church, Bexwell, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the squadrons based at R.A.F. Downham Market and those who have their lives during the 1939 - 1945 war |
Location | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH and Sqn Crest |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and scroll remembering the members of the Royal and Polish Air Forces who served at RAF Chedburgh 1942 - 1946 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1353/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1353/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-03-1945 |
End Date | 08-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Dessau. 531 aircraft, 18 lost (3.4%). A devastating raid with industrial, residential and railway targets all being severely damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Thought to have been shot down by a night-fighter, crashing at Marisfeld, ESE of Meiningen, Germany |