Date of birth:

1918

Date of death:

August 6th, 1941

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Gendringen
Row: A. Grave: 2.

Service number:

546681

Nationality:

British

Flight Sergeant, Wireless Operator. Airgunner
No. 106 Squadron RAF.

On 5 August 1941 in the evening, 65 Wellingtons and 33 Hampdens took off from various airfields towards Germany for a joint attack on targets at Mannheim and Ludwigshafen. From RAF Coningsby airfield, the Handley Page Hampden bomber AE120 ZN-D of the 106th squadron took off at 10.25pm. Alexander Philp Price served as wireless operator and airgunner on this aircraft. Shortly before the flight, he had been awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)*. The Hampden was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Dinxperlo/Breedenbroek and crashed .

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• Photo 1: Norma Price
• - Flight Sergeant Alexander Philip Price | War Casualty Details 2648011 | CWGC
  - WW2. Alexander Phillip Price (Phil)
  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35022/page/7214/data.pdf
  

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