Flight Sergeant Donald Cecil Newman SN: 1339270
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group: No. 5 R.A.F. Bomber Command
Squadron: 61 R.A.F. "Hull's 'own' Squadron"
Air Field: R.A.F. Station Skellingthorpe, city of Lincoln, England
Aircraft: Avro Lancaster Mk.III - LM518 / Markings: QR-C Duties: Flight Engineer
Deceased: Age 22
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft / Crash site: Bienfay , France
Mission: Took off 22:37 hrs. to attack the V1 flying-bomb site at Prouville, France. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bienfay (Somme) 4 km SSW of Abbeville where those who were killed are buried in the extension to the town's Communal Cemetery.
Perished with fellow crew members;
R.A.A.F. Flight Lieutenant John Augustus Forrest - Pilot Age 21
R.A.F.V.R Sergeant Richard Jones - Air Gunner Age 21
R.A.F.V.R. Flight Sergeant Edward James Kemish - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Age 23
R.A.F.V.R. Sergeant John MacFie - Air Gunner Age 21
R.A.F.V.R. Pilot Officer James Rankin Stratton Wood - Navigator Age 34
Survived Crash (Evader);
R.A.F.V.R. Flight Sergeant Leslie Chapman - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Age 23
Honours/Citations:
1939-45 Star with Bomber Command Bar, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration(s):
- Phase 1, Panel 78 International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) Canwick Ave, Lincoln LN4 2HQ, United Kingdom
Next of Kin: Son of Cecil and Kitty Newman, of Bristol.
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group: No. 5 R.A.F. Bomber Command
Squadron: 61 R.A.F. "Hull's 'own' Squadron"
Air Field: R.A.F. Station Skellingthorpe, city of Lincoln, England
Aircraft: Avro Lancaster Mk.III - LM518 / Markings: QR-C Duties: Flight Engineer
Deceased: Age 22
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft / Crash site: Bienfay , France
Mission: Took off 22:37 hrs. to attack the V1 flying-bomb site at Prouville, France. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bienfay (Somme) 4 km SSW of Abbeville where those who were killed are buried in the extension to the town's Communal Cemetery.
Perished with fellow crew members;
R.A.A.F. Flight Lieutenant John Augustus Forrest - Pilot Age 21
R.A.F.V.R Sergeant Richard Jones - Air Gunner Age 21
R.A.F.V.R. Flight Sergeant Edward James Kemish - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Age 23
R.A.F.V.R. Sergeant John MacFie - Air Gunner Age 21
R.A.F.V.R. Pilot Officer James Rankin Stratton Wood - Navigator Age 34
Survived Crash (Evader);
R.A.F.V.R. Flight Sergeant Leslie Chapman - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Age 23
Honours/Citations:
1939-45 Star with Bomber Command Bar, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration(s):
- Phase 1, Panel 78 International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) Canwick Ave, Lincoln LN4 2HQ, United Kingdom
Next of Kin: Son of Cecil and Kitty Newman, of Bristol.
Flight Sergeant Donald Cecil Newman SN: 1339270
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group: No. 5 R.A.F. Bomber Command
Squadron: 61 R.A.F. "Hull's 'own' Squadron"
Air Field: R.A.F. Station Skellingthorpe, city of Lincoln, England
Aircraft: Avro Lancaster Mk.III - LM518 / Markings: QR-C Duties: Flight Engineer
Deceased: Age 22
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft / Crash site: Bienfay , France
Mission: Took off 22:37 hrs. to attack the V1 flying-bomb site at Prouville, France. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bienfay (Somme) 4 km SSW of Abbeville where those who were killed are buried in the extension to the town's Communal Cemetery.
Perished with fellow crew members;
R.A.A.F. Flight Lieutenant John Augustus Forrest - Pilot Age 21
R.A.F.V.R Sergeant Richard Jones - Air Gunner Age 21
R.A.F.V.R. Flight Sergeant Edward James Kemish - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Age 23
R.A.F.V.R. Sergeant John MacFie - Air Gunner Age 21
R.A.F.V.R. Pilot Officer James Rankin Stratton Wood - Navigator Age 34
Survived Crash (Evader);
R.A.F.V.R. Flight Sergeant Leslie Chapman - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Age 23
Honours/Citations:
1939-45 Star with Bomber Command Bar, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration(s):
- Phase 1, Panel 78 International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) Canwick Ave, Lincoln LN4 2HQ, United Kingdom
Next of Kin: Son of Cecil and Kitty Newman, of Bristol.
Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group: No. 5 R.A.F. Bomber Command
Squadron: 61 R.A.F. "Hull's 'own' Squadron"
Air Field: R.A.F. Station Skellingthorpe, city of Lincoln, England
Aircraft: Avro Lancaster Mk.III - LM518 / Markings: QR-C Duties: Flight Engineer
Deceased: Age 22
Circumstances of Death: Lost in aircraft / Crash site: Bienfay , France
Mission: Took off 22:37 hrs. to attack the V1 flying-bomb site at Prouville, France. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Bienfay (Somme) 4 km SSW of Abbeville where those who were killed are buried in the extension to the town's Communal Cemetery.
Perished with fellow crew members;
R.A.A.F. Flight Lieutenant John Augustus Forrest - Pilot Age 21
R.A.F.V.R Sergeant Richard Jones - Air Gunner Age 21
R.A.F.V.R. Flight Sergeant Edward James Kemish - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Age 23
R.A.F.V.R. Sergeant John MacFie - Air Gunner Age 21
R.A.F.V.R. Pilot Officer James Rankin Stratton Wood - Navigator Age 34
Survived Crash (Evader);
R.A.F.V.R. Flight Sergeant Leslie Chapman - Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Age 23
Honours/Citations:
1939-45 Star with Bomber Command Bar, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany bar & War Medal 1939-1945
Commemoration(s):
- Phase 1, Panel 78 International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) Canwick Ave, Lincoln LN4 2HQ, United Kingdom
Next of Kin: Son of Cecil and Kitty Newman, of Bristol.
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GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
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