Davies, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | Cpl |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Davies |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-09-1948 |
Next of Kin | Husband of Doreen Mary Davis of 19 Linden Way, Boston, Lincolnshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | De Havilland Mosquito T3 |
Serial Number | VA887 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Boston Corporation Cemetery, Lincolnshire |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 571386 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Passenger |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-09-1948 |
End Date | 18-09-1948 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft was participating in a Battle of Britain Air Display at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Pilot attempted slow roll at LL but it lost height and crashed inverted into the ground at Franklins Farm, Coningsby |