Cornforth, Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas |
Surname | Cornforth |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-01-1956 |
Next of Kin | Son of Jack Cornforth of 91 Reading Rd South, Fleet, Hampshire |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | English Electric Canberra PR7 |
Serial Number | WT505 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Weeton Churchyard, Weeton, Lancashire |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 579827 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Navigator |
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 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-01-1956 |
End Date | 20-01-1956 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft banked then struck ground and crashed at Posonby Fell, 5 miles South East of Calder Bridge, Cumberland. Cause not fully identified |