Gough, Douglas William (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1941-March-12
Birth Date: 1921-December
Born: Napier, Napier City, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Parents: Son of William Henry Charles Gough and of Violet Gough (Nee Jimmieson), of Palmerston North, Wellington
Spouse:
Home: Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RNZAF
Unit
40 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Hostem A Coelo Expellere To drive the enemy from the sky
Base
RAF Alconbury
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Pilot
Service Numbers
40764
Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Wellington T2515
Mission
Wellington IC T2515
Bombing Calais France 1941-March-12 to 1941-March-12
40 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Alconbury
40 Squadron RAF (Hostem A Coelo Expellere) RAF Alconbury. Wellington IC aircraft T2515 BL-U was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Boulogne, France, crashing near Wimille, France (Pas-de-Calais)
Sergeant T H Rose (RCAF), Sergeant D W Gough (RNZAF), Sergeant T G Webb (RNZAF), Sergeant H Jones (RAFVR), Sergeant F Stones (RAFVR) and Sergeant W J Morgan (RAFVR) were all killed in action
This inexperienced crew were on their first operational sortie
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
Wellington T2515 IC - Bombing Calais France - 1941-03-12 to 1941-03-12
Squadron: 40 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-03-12
Completion Date: 1941-03-12
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Calais France
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Alconbury
Take Off Time: 19:50:00
Squadron Code: BL-U
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: France
Crash Specifics: near Wimille
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery: unspecified
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
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40 Squadron RAF (Hostem A Coelo Expellere) RAF Alconbury. Wellington IC aircraft T2515 BL-U was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Boulogne, France, crashing near Wimille, France (Pas-de-Calais)
Sergeant T H Rose (RCAF), Sergeant D W Gough (RNZAF), Sergeant T G Webb (RNZAF), Sergeant H Jones (RAFVR), Sergeant F Stones (RAFVR) and Sergeant W J Morgan (RAFVR) were all killed in action
This inexperienced crew were on their first operational sortie
Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database
40 Squadron Wellington IC T2515 BL-U Sgt. Gough