Childs, Charles Phillip Dent
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Phillip Dent |
Surname | Childs |
Gender | M |
Age | 32 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 19-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Maj. Arthur James Childs and Knetta Helen Childs, of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Husband of Sylvia Lorraine Childs, of Eastbourne, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito NF.30 |
Serial Number | NT490 |
Markings | TW-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6. B. 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 144 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 428080 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 141 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/971/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/971/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1945 |
End Date | 19-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Brussels Melsbroek |
Day/Night Raid | Night (47% moon) |
Operation | Armed with napalm for an attack on München-Neubiberg airfield |
Reason for Loss |