Service Details
Name:
 MILNE
Given Name:
 DENIS
Initials:
 D
Service No:
 80070
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Flight Lieutenant
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Other Casualties from this Regiment
Unit:
 20 Sqdn.
Other Casualties from this Unit
Date of Death:
 1942-07-26
Other Casualties on this Date
Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Lysander II N1217, Flt Lt Milne with Colonel Stevens as his passenger failed to find their destination due to bad visibility. He was on a special recce mission to Dinjan. The aircraft took off at 1600 hours, and were unable to gain height to clear the mountains west of Fort Hertz. Milne decided to return to base but ran short of fuel. In an attempted force-landing on the tea garden road at Dum Duma, the aircraft swung and overturned. The pilot was killed and his passenger badly injured with a broken spine
Additional
Information:
Son of John and Janey Isabella Milne, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. M.Sc.
Commemoration
Country:
 India
Other Casualties commemorated in India
Cemetery:
 GAUHATI WAR CEMETERY
Other Casualties commemorated in this Cemetery
Grave Reference:
 4.A.1.

Information to contribute? Noticed an error or wish to Request a Photo ~ Click here ~

This information was last verified for accuracy: 2020-11-22
 
 

Send us an email...

  • I wish to
     Contribute some information
     Report a problem
     Request this image

Sending your message. Please wait...

Thanks for sending your message! We'll get back to you shortly.

There was a problem sending your message. Please try again.

Please complete all the fields in the form before sending.