Date of death:

March 30th, 1943 (Vorden/Gelderland, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Vorden
Grave: 15.

Service number:

127304

Nationality:

British

Flying officer. No. 51 Squadron RAF.

Flying Officer Victor John Dowling was the bomb aimer of the Handley Page Halifax BB244 MH-Q, which took off from RAF Snaith on the evening of 29 March 1943. After attacking Berlin, the aircraft was shot down by a German night fighter on its way back. The Halifax crashed at around 0.3:47 near the Veldslagweg in Vorden, killing all six crew members. One crew member, Sergeant Ernest Williams, was taken prisoner of war.

Flying Officer Dowling and the other crew members who were killed are buried in the general cemetery in Vorden.

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• - Flying Officer Victor John Dowling | War Casualty Details 2648318 | CWGC
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