Dennis Roland Billson
Sergeant · 1818136 · United Kingdom
- Died
- 31 March 1944, aged 20
- Fate
- Killed in action
Biography
Not known
Burial / commemoration
- Cemetery
- Birstall Cemetery, United Kingdom
Operations on this date. One raid in this archive was flown on the night of 31 March 1944: Operation Nuremberg raid. (Cross-reference by date — not in itself confirmation this airman flew it.)
Timeline
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30 March 1944
Flew Operation Nuremberg raid
Mid-upper gunner, DV290 SR-X — Crashed on return -
31 March 1944
Died
aged 20
Crew & operations
Flew as Mid-upper gunner with No. 101 Squadron.
- Operation Nuremberg raid (30 March 1944) — aircraft DV290 SR-X (Avro Lancaster) — Crashed on return
Crew: Irvin Robert McNay (Bomb aimer) · Donald Addy (Flight engineer) · Alan Norman Rice (Navigator) · Ernest Hugo Traeger (Other) · Edwin Robert Thomas (Pilot) · Richard Alfred James Collier (Rear gunner) · Allen Howard Wilson (Wireless operator)
Source: CWGC casualty record: BILLSON, DENNIS ROLAND → · Commonwealth War Graves Commission