Dover, Donald
Personal Information
Rank | N III |
Forename(s) | Donald |
Surname | Dover |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-07-1948 |
Next of Kin | Son of Wilfred Lawson Dover of 89 Highfield Avenue, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | De Havilland Mosquito B35 |
Serial Number | TK633 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upper & Lower Wortley Cemetery, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 3040263 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-07-1948 |
End Date | 14-07-1948 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft left cloud at high speed and crashed into high ground near RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. Pilot was possibly distracted by conditions |