Jannings, Derek Frederick Paterson
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Derek Frederick Paterson |
Surname | Jannings |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Charles and Catherine Maria Jannings, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Boulton Paul Defiant I |
Serial Number | N3501 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Driffield Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 6176. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 188 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 401387 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1484 Flt |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-09-1942 |
End Date | 15-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- gunnery training sortie |
Reason for Loss | Undercarriage jammed on return to base. The pilot attempted to free the mechanism by a series of aerobatic manoeuvres but lost control and crashed 5 miles west of Scarborough |