Dilley, Dennis Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dennis Arthur |
Surname | Dilley |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-11-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | BB254 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Braunstone (St. Peter) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 604. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 155 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1583059 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
It is thought that the flaps were raised by mistake instead of the landing gear |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-11-1944 |
End Date | 20-11-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night navigation exercise |
Reason for Loss | Failed to climb away from the airfield and crashed into the end of a house in Hatfield and then onto a chicken farm nearby |