DAMBUSTERS Horsfall, David Taylor

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Horsfall ​

• FORENAME

David Taylor ​

• UNIT

617 Squadron,R.A.F. ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

568924 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

17th May 1943 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bergen General Cemetery,Netherlands Plot 2 Row D Grave 5 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 1920 Hove,Sussex​

son of Robinson and Emma Horsfall,Hove,Sussex​

brother of Alan Albert Horsfall,died 30.8.1940 as 580957 Sgt (obs) 50 Sqdn RAF​

boy entrant RAF 1936​

RAF Halton 14.1.1936​

97 Squadron 9.1.1939​

245 Squadron 30.10.1939​

RAF Hendon 6.4.1940​

1 Signal Depot 21.1.1941​

133 Squadron 7.11.1941​

4 STT 28.7.1942​

1654 CU 18.9.1942​

106 Squadron 23.9.1942​

44 CU 8.11.1942​

1661 CU 9.11.1942​

RAF Swinderby 15.12.1942​

57 Squadron 13.3.1943​

617 Squadron 25.3.1943​

flight engineer​

Lancaster ED887​

Op.Chastise (Mohne Dam)​

shot down by flak 0258 hours off Castricum aan Zee,Holland ​

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