Date: 1st January 1945
Unit: No. 183 Squadron
Type: Typhoon 1b
Serial: EK497
Code: HF-E
Location: Gilze Rijen, Holland.
Pilot: F/Lt. Donald Webber, 138091, R.A.F.V.R. Age 31. Killed.
REASON FOR LOSS:
Shot down in error by U.S.A.A.F. P-51 over Gilze Rijen airfield 3pm.
Hawker Typhoon 1b EK497 photographed here before entering squadron service, it was used as a trials aircraft by Hawkers.
Seen here in August 1943 with eight 60lb rocket projectiles. It then moved to A&AEE before moving to 183 squadron. (A.R.Society archive)
Venray War Cemetery Holland
Burial Details:
F/Lt. Donald Webber. Venray War Cemetery Holland. Plot 8. Row 7. Grave 3.
Son of William John and Martha Elizabeth Webber; husband of Winifred Margaret Webber, of Bowden, Cheshire.
With thanks to the following: The superb work of the C.W.G.C. Fighter Command Losses - Norman Franks.
