O'Donnell, David Keith
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | David Keith |
Surname | O'Donnell |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Date of Death | 15-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of David O'Donnell and of Esther O'Donnell (Nee Collard), of Aramoho, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7637 |
Markings | BU-W |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 197. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 402063 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 214 (Federated Malay States) |
Squadron Motto | Ultor in umbris (Avenging in the shadows) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
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 | All Saints Church, Chedburgh, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Plaques and RoH within wooden case |
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 27/1322/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1322/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-01-1943 |
End Date | 16-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Chedburgh |
Day/Night Raid | Night (75% moon) |
Operation | Lorient. 122 aircraft, 2 lost. Lorient was being used as a U-boat base and this was the first of a series of attacks on the French port. Target marking was said to be accurate but the bombing by the main force was, for unstated reasons, far from accurate. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |