Day, David Owen
Personal Information
Rank | Cpl |
Forename(s) | David Owen |
Surname | Day |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
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Date of Death | 19-07-1938 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim I |
Serial Number | L1153 |
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Memorial Information
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IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Pre-War |
Panel Number | PRE (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-07-1938 |
End Date | 19-07-1938 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft abandoned out of fuel over Warwickshire. Struck aircraft as bailing out and fell dead. Two further crew safe |