DV416

On 28th December Wellington IC DV416 crashed near Ragusa Sicily whilst transiting from Gibraltar to Malta. My grandfather, Robert Davis, was the rear gunner on this flight. This page holds some of my notes and references from my research into the flight.

Crew

• Pilot F/O Samuel Beckett (106061)
• Second pilot Warrant Officer Stuart Marshall Cross (1051162)
• Navigator Sgt. Ronald Percy Holmes (1375674)
• Wireless Operator Sgt. Edward Ronald Ashton (1282755)
• Front Gunner Sgt. Robert Veitch (1107337)
• Rear gunner Sgt. Robert Charles Davis (644393)

Dates

Maps

Sources

AIR 81/11245
WO 208/3320/91
http://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Casualties/1940s/1944/Casualties_1944_02-02.htm https://www.canadianletters.ca/collections/war/469/collection/71451.html
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2050220/ronald-percy-holmes/