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Phillips, John Douglas

Date of birth:
1922 (Essex, United Kingdom)
Date of death:
December 12th, 1943 (Herwijnen, the Netherlands)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Herwijnen
Grave: Joint 5.
Service number:
138829
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

He attended Felsted School and left to join the RAF. He served with 149, 150 and 105 squadrons. He qualified as a Pathfinder in 1943 but on his second flight in a Mosquito with 105 squadron he was shot down and killed. He was buried with his pilot, Benjamin Reynolds, in Herwijnen, Netherlands.

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Sources

  • Photo 1: Fran Cardnell
  • - Casualty
    - Fran Cardnell