Rees, David John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | David John |
Surname | Rees |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of David John and Ethel Rees, of Garnant, Carmarthenshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | GD413 |
Markings | -C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Port Talbot (Goytre) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 8. Row B. Grave 5. |
Epitaph | NEVER IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 231 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1314623 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
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 |