Lonsdale, Douglas Herbert Scott

Date of death:: January 3rd, 1943
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves & Memorial General Cemetery Rheden
Grave: 1.
Nationality:: British

Biography

Service number 1173218/61283.

Promotions:
?: Leading Aircraftman;
11th February 1941: Pilot Officers on probation;
16th February 1942: Pilot Officer;
16th February 1942: Flying Officer (war subs.).

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flying Officer
Unit:: No. 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force (No. 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force)
Awarded on:: January 12th, 1943

Citation:
"F/O. Lonsdale has taken part in many operational sorties, including the recent daylight raids on Le Creusot and Milan. As a captain of aircraft he takes meticulous care in the preparation of his sorties and performs them with vigour and determination. On several occasions he has spent long periods over heavily defended area until able to identify his target clearly and bomb it from a low altitude. During the daylight attack on Milan he went below cloud to bomb. After leaving the target he found four of his bombs had riot released and, although encountering intense anti-aircraft fire, he made a second run ever the target and released the bombs successfully."

Sources

- The London Gazette of 21st March 1941, Issue 35114
- The London Gazette of 17th March 1942, Issue 35491
- Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 8th January 1943, Issue 35858, dated 12th January 1943
- Flight Global - Archive
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission