Chalmers, David
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | David |
Surname | Chalmers |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
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Date of Death | 23-08-1954 |
Next of Kin | Son of David & Mary Emma Leslie Chalmers of Teviotdale Place, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra B2 |
Serial Number | WH656 |
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Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hemswell Cemetery, Lincolnshire |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2515883 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-08-1954 |
End Date | 23-08-1954 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed on overshooting RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire when Port engine did not respond leading to loss of control |