van Buskirk, Douglas Byrd
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas Byrd |
Surname | van Buskirk |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harold and Evelyn Byrd Van Buskirk, of Houston, Texas, U.S.A.. Husband of Lilias Van Buskirk. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N3677 |
Markings | MG-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 11. B. 9. |
Epitaph | BELOVED SON OF HAROLD AND EVELYN VAN BUSKIRK |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 257 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/3254 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/10161 (P363613/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/98/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-11-1941 |
End Date | 08-11-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (87% moon) |
Operation | Berlin- industrial, railway and utility targets hit. Last raid on Berlin for more than a year |
Reason for Loss | Reportedly shot down by a night-fighter near Duisburg |