Wood, Douglas Arnold
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Douglas Arnold |
Surname | Wood |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
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Date of Death | 05-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Elizabeth Wood. Husband of Betty Margaret Wood, of Poole. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Consolidated Liberator II |
Serial Number | AL588 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Poole Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 25. Grave 13116. |
Epitaph | HE LEAVES A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY WHICH WILL LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF ALL WHO KNEW AND LOVED HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 268 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 627322 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 1653 CU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-08-1942 |
End Date | 05-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Marston Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | The elevator failed while banking east of the airfield. Crashed and broke up at Tockwith village |