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Douglas Hepburn Ayson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Douglas Hepburn Ayson, and of Florence Mary Ayson (nee Fache), of Gore, Southland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Flying a Kittyhawk from RNZAF Ohakea on a formation exercise, Douglas Ayson was seen to leave the formation and execute several diving turns before crashing into Otaki beach. It is believed that the pilot may have been overcome with fumes from a leaking fuel system.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 57]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
42998
Name:
Douglas Hepburn Ayson
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
29 January 1943
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Gore Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
44. 84.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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