Balsdon, Denys Finlay (Wing Commander)

Killed in Action 1941-December-18

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Birth Date: 1913

Born:

Parents: Percy Robert and Mabel Olive Balsdon (Nee Finlay)

Spouse: Phyllis Mary Balsdon (Nee Adair) of Portpatrick,

Home: Portpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland (parents)

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Mentioned in Dispatches (1)

Service

RAF

Unit

97 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Achieve Your Aim

Base

RAF Conningsby

Rank

Wing Commander

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

34065

Home
Google MapPortpatrick, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland (parents)
Target
Google MapBrest France
Portpatrick Cemetery, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland Manchester Mk I L7490 OF-U Aircraft damaged by flak during a daylight raid on Brest France; and on return stalled and crashed trying to land at RAF Coningsby.

Crew or Other Personnel

Manchester L7490

Wing Commander Denys Finlay Balsdon RAF

Wing Commander Balsdon, Denys Finlay (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1941-December-18
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Harold Bischlager RCAF

Sergeant Bischlager, Harold (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1941-December-18
Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK

Sergeant Ronald Thomas Bray RAF

Sergeant Bray, Ronald Thomas (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1941-December-18
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Jack Lloyd Gibson RCAF

Flight Sergeant Gibson, Jack Lloyd (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1941-December-18
Coningsby Cemetery, Lincolnshire, UK

Flt Sergeant Leslie William Jones RAF

Flt Sergeant Jones, Leslie William (RAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1941-December-18
cemetery unknown

Sergeant Frank Young Downie Kerr RAF

Sergeant Kerr, Frank Young Downie (RAF)
W/Op-AG
Killed in Action
1941-December-18
cemetery unknown

Flt Sergeant George Edward Alfred Pendrill RAF

Flt Sergeant Pendrill, George Edward Alfred (RAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1941-December-18
cemetery unknown

Flt Lieutenant Robert Alan Wright RAF

Flt Lieutenant Wright, Robert Alan (RAF)
Navigator
Killed in Action
1941-December-18
cemetery unknown