Kidd, Dennis William
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Dennis William |
Surname | Kidd |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles R. Kidd and Emily Maud Kidd, of Bexleyheath. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB669 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bexleyheath Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Grave 1473. |
Epitaph | HAPPY AND SMILING ALWAYS CONTENT LOVED AND RESPECTED WHEREVER HE WENT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1807467 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | PFNTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Tythe Farm, Warboys, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick pillar and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the Pathfinder Force Navigation Training Unit, RAF Warboys 1944 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Attached from 156 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-03-1945 |
End Date | 11-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Warboys |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Eyewitnesses reported seeing the aircraft turn to port over Northamptonshire and then the nose dipped and the aircraft failed to recover. Crashed at high speed at Old Weston |