Cresswell, Donald William
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Donald William |
Surname | Cresswell |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Millicent Cresswell, of Coalville. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | GD413 |
Markings | -C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Coalville (Broom Leys) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 707. |
Epitaph | SWEET IS THE MEMORY OF ONE WE LOVED. MUSIC, GOD'S GREAT GIFT, FILLED HIS SOUL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1678544 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
As a result of the air accident investigation, the mild steel bolts at the wing root were subsequently changed to high tensile steel |
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-04-1943 |
End Date | 06-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- fighter affiliation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Approximately 20 minutes into the exercise and while at 6000', the starboard wing became detached. The aircraft crashed south of Driffield, Yorkshire |