Horton, Donald Ellsworth
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Ellsworth |
Surname | Horton |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edgar Clayton and Helen Louise Horton, of Houmboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | LV911 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Row G. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | CHERISHED IN MEMORY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 184 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/86837 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Horton Island, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Island |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-06-1944 |
End Date | 17-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Autrecourt, France- V-bomb site |
Reason for Loss | Made a successful return to RAF Skipton on Swale but another aircraft collided with the tail section, damaging the rear gun turret and killing the rear gunner. The damaged aircraft made a safe return to England. |