Palmason, Stefan Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Stefan Douglas |
Surname | Palmason |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sveinn and Groa Palmason, of Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3556 |
Markings | VR-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Beck Row (St. John's) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | LIVE, BLEST IN TRIUMPH OF THE TRUTH WHICH YOUR SPIRIT PURE POSSESSED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 222 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/95316 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Palmason Lake, Manitoba; 500m outside the SW boundary of Duck Mountain Provincial Park |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-07-1942 |
End Date | 06-07-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Alconbury |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 10 miles west of Huntingdon and overturned |