Sergeant [Pilot]

Derek Richard Sidney Dixon

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Lionel Marmaduke and Dorothy Eleanor Dixon, of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1998)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

While practising aerobatics, spun out of a tight turn and crashed. It is believed that he may have blacked out, due to the turn. [FYT]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
413822
Name:
Derek Richard Sidney Dixon
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
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:
14 August 1942
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. R. Extn. 2. Grave 30.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Derek Richard Sidney Dixon
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