Davidson, Alexander (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-August-24
Birth Date: 1923-September-18
Born:
Parents: Son of Alexander Davidson, and Agnes Davidson, of New Westminster, British Columbia.
Spouse:
Home: Williams Lake, British Columbia
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
75 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Ake Ake Kia Kaha For ever and ever be strong
Base
RAF Mepal
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner (Rear)
Service Numbers
R/181120
Target
Berlin Germany
Temporary Burial
Garrison Cemetery at Dobertiz, Standortfriedhof, Germany
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
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Stirling EE938
Mission
Stirling EE938
Bombing Berlin Germany 1943-August-24 to 1943-August-24
75 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Mepal
75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha) RAF Mepal. Stirling III aircraft EE 938 AA-X lost during an operation against targets in Berlin, Germany. While over the target, the Stirling was coned by searchlights and attacked by night fighter pilots Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Muller of Stab/JG 300 and Major Helmut Lent of Stab/NJG 3. The bomber crashed near Mahlsdorf, ESE of Berlin with the loss of the entire crew
Sergeant Joseph Andrew Cletus Holmes (RCAF), Flight Sergeant Alexander Davidson (RCAF), Sergeant Andrew Bain (RAFVR), Warrant Officer Trevor Fear (RAFVR), Sergeant Brian Hartley Ruddy (RAFVR), Sergeant George Douglas Woolcott (RAFVR) and Sergeant Charles Munro (RAFVR) were all killed in action and buried in Germany with the exception of Sergeant Munro, who was missing presumed killed in action. Sergeant Munro has no known gave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Nachtjager Luftwaffe Night Fighter Units 1939-1945 by David P Williams
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
EE938 - Der am 24 August 1943 uber Mahlsdorf abgeschossene Stirling -...
Stirling EE938 - Bombing Berlin Germany - 1943-08-24 to 1943-08-24
Squadron: 75 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-08-24
Completion Date: 1943-08-24
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Berlin Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Mepal
Take Off Time: 20:37:00
Squadron Code: AA-X
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Germany
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim: Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Muller of Stab/JG 300 and Major Helmut Lent of Stab/NJG 3
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75 New Zealand Squadron (Ake Ake Kia Kaha) RAF Mepal. Stirling III aircraft EE 938 AA-X lost during an operation against targets in Berlin, Germany. While over the target, the Stirling was coned by searchlights and attacked by night fighter pilots Hauptmann Friedrich Karl Muller of Stab/JG 300 and Major Helmut Lent of Stab/NJG 3. The bomber crashed near Mahlsdorf, ESE of Berlin with the loss of the entire crew
Sergeant Joseph Andrew Cletus Holmes (RCAF), Flight Sergeant Alexander Davidson (RCAF), Sergeant Andrew Bain (RAFVR), Warrant Officer Trevor Fear (RAFVR), Sergeant Brian Hartley Ruddy (RAFVR), Sergeant George Douglas Woolcott (RAFVR) and Sergeant Charles Munro (RAFVR) were all killed in action and buried in Germany with the exception of Sergeant Munro, who was missing presumed killed in action. Sergeant Munro has no known gave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Nachtjager Luftwaffe Night Fighter Units 1939-1945 by David P Williams
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
EE938 - Der am 24 August 1943 uber Mahlsdorf abgeschossene Stirling -...