Dias, Vivian Peter
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Vivian Peter |
Surname | Dias |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Vivian Charles Dias, and of Cecily Alice Dias (Nee Benbow), of Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP760 |
Markings | -H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haddington Roman Catholic Graveyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. M. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | ONLY SON OF VIVIAN AND ALICE DIAS, GEORGETOWN, DEMERARA, B.GUIANA. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 605691 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 19 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | British Guiana |
Other Memorials
Location | Off A96, Balnageith near Forres, Grampian, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Cairn, Inscribed Metal Plaques & Aircraft Sculpture |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served with 19 OTU, RAF Forres |
Miscellaneous Information
Accident investigators concluded that the outer section of the starboard wing had sheared away although the accident card suggests that the pilot may have lost control in turbulence due to not being strapped in. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1945 |
End Date | 20-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Kinloss |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flight |
Reason for Loss | Eye witnesses reported seeing a flash and then an explosion when the aircraft was cruising at 5000' |